CVE-2016-0002
The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 23.39% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/jscript · microsoft/vbscript
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 21.9% on 21 September 2026 to 23.4% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034648
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034650
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-001
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-003
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1215
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034648
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034650
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-001
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-003
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1215
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.