CVE-2014-1816 — 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."

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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."

Published Jun 11, 2014

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 14.36%

Description

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."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

14.36% 0.14355

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.14355

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (14 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	14.36% (0.14355)	96.51th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	14.36% (0.14355)	96.15th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	10.85% (0.10855)	92.73th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	15.13% (0.15134)	91.02th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 23, 2025	10.85% (0.10855)	92.32th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 19, 2025	9.11% (0.09106)	91.64th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	11.46% (0.11458)	93.05th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.57% (0.00568)	78.56th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.55% (0.00552)	76.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 5, 2023	0.55% (0.00552)	74.40th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 18, 2023	0.62% (0.00623)	75.83th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.44% (0.00440)	70.81th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	26.11% (0.26111)	97.08th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	26.11% (0.26111)	95.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (4)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/06/10/assessing-risk-for-the-june-2014-security-updates.aspx
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/58538
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions Required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67895
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-033
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Link	Providers	Tags
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/06/10/assessing-risk-for-the-june-2014-security-updates.aspx		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/58538		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions Required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67895		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-033		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Jun 11, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jan 29, 2014

Link CVE-2014-1816

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-1816

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-1816