CVE-2016-7227 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-7227?

CVE-2016-7227 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, published on 10 Nov 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to determine the existence of local files via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7227?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7227?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-7227 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge

• CVE-2021-26411 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7200 Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7201 Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2017-0037 Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Type Confusion Exploited High 8.1
• CVE-2016-3351 Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge Information Disclosure Exploited Medium 6.5

All Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xmvh-vfr8-8rq2.