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TI-2014-01421 Aliases CVE-2014-1816GHSA-fw9f-x7gq-r4jp

Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the…

Priority LOW 35CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.14355 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1816
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fw9f-x7gq-r4jp

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2012-01669 Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 accesses uninitialized memory… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-00021 Memory corruption in Microsoft XML Core Services KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2006-05530 Unspecified vulnerability in the setRequestHeader method in the XMLHTTP (XML HTTP)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2007-02142 Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 3.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-00007 Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 does not properly parse XML… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-00006 Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0, 5.0, and 6.0 does not properly parse XML… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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