What is CVE-2016-0161?

CVE-2016-0161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-0161?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Edge

CVE-2016-0161

Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0158.

EPSS: 0.688 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Edge
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

1035522 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
MS16-038 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0161?: CVE-2016-0161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-0161?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.