ID:419 - Exploit for Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge - CVE-2016-3388

 
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ID:419 - Exploit for Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge - CVE-2016-3388

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU847
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3388
CWE-ID: CWE-46
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Edge

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.

The weakness is due to improper defense of private namespace by the browser. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into downloading it, gain privileged permissions to the namespace directory on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in privilege escalation on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.