CVE-2016-0138

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP3, 2013 SP1, 2013 Cumulative Update 12, 2013 Cumulative Update 13, 2016 Cumulative Update 1, and 2016 Cumulative Update 2 misparses e-mail messages, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive Outlook application information by leveraging the Send As right, aka "Microsoft Exchange Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CVSS

Version: 3.0
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Base score: 4.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 13%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 96
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Exchange Server

CWEs

CWE-200

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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