What is CVE-2016-0125?

CVE-2016-0125 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-0125?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge

CVE-2016-0125

Microsoft Edge mishandles the Referer policy, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive browser-history and request information via a crafted HTTPS web site, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-03-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.119 (96.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.122 · newest: 0.119 · change: -0.003

Affected products

Microsoft Edge

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035204 (vdb-entry)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-024 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0125?: CVE-2016-0125 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-0125?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.