Is CVE-2014-1816 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-1816 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-1816?

CVE-2014-1816 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-1816

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 14.4%EU EUVD

Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 14.4% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-1890)
Published: June 11, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-1890 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / xml core services
microsoft / xml core services

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/06/10/assessing-risk-for-the-june-2014-security-updates.aspx(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/58538(Permissions Required)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67895(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-033

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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