THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-3198
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2016-3198

Edge vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
32.5%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Edge Security Feature Bypass."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Edge
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2016-06-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 32.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-3198

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Edge is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-3198.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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