Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2016-0162 is a security vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, added to CISA KEV on May 24, 2022. Patch order: fourth of four.
What is CVE-2016-0162?
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer does not properly handle JavaScript. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to detect specific files on the user's computer.
VulnCheck tracked exploitation 2233 days before CISA's KEV listing. VulnCheck's broader catalog of in-the-wild exploitation evidence picked this up before it landed on CISA's formal list. Per-CVE fact about this entry; not a population claim about lead time in general.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-0162?
Affects anyone running Microsoft Internet Explorer. Microsoft products in a small practice typically sit close to credentials, email, or document workflows — treat the patch as in-scope.
What should I do about CVE-2016-0162?
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
If you don't have someone in-house to verify the patch deployed across every endpoint — or you're not sure whether you're affected — that's exactly the kind of triage we do. Talk with us.
Insurance readiness
Your insurer will ask if this is patched.
Unpatched entries on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list are exactly what cyber-insurance carrier questionnaires probe for, and knowing which controls they check is how you keep a renewal from stalling.
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CVSS base score: 4.3 — MEDIUM
Microsoft fix
- KB4015551 (Monthly Rollup)
- KB4014661 (IE Cumulative)
- KB4015550 (Monthly Rollup)
- KB4015549 (Monthly Rollup)
- KB4015221 (Security Update)
- KB4015219 (Security Update)
Vendor workaround
No vendor workaround published. Patching is the only fix.
CISA due date
CISA's listed due date: June 14, 2022.
Federal civilian agencies work under CISA's Binding Operational Directive 26-04, which replaced BOD 22-01 on June 10, 2026. It sets the deadline for each affected system by:
- How exposed that system is to the internet
- Whether the attack can be automated
- How much control it gives an attacker
Its table gives catalogued vulnerabilities 3 or 14 days.
None of this binds a private business, but treat the date as a strong recommendation, especially if you handle regulated data (HIPAA, GLBA, ABA model rules).
EPSS
EPSS score: 22.0% — higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
EPSS estimates the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days. Every entry on this site is already confirmed exploited, so read it as relative urgency among the things you still have open, not as permission to wait.
Other exploited Microsoft Internet Explorer entries
More CISA KEV entries for Microsoft Internet Explorer. Same product line, same actively-exploited status.
Source
This entry comes from CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, public US-Government data we pull daily. The plain-language framing and the what-to-do guidance above are ours. View the original entry on cisa.gov.