CVE-2016-0041: Microsoft Internet Explorer

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 82.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Internet Explorer 10 and 11 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 10 only; version 11 only
• Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified; version 1511 only
• Microsoft Windows 7: any version
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: any version
• Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: any version; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version

Published 2016-02-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.