THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-3319
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-3319

Edge vulnerability

CVSS
7.0
EPSS
18.5%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The PDF library in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, aka "Microsoft PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Edge
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
Published
2016-08-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 18.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-3319

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Edge is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-3319.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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