CVE-2016-3206
The Microsoft (1) JScript 5.8 and (2) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site,…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Microsoft (1) JScript 5.8 and (2) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3205 and CVE-2016-3207.
- 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
- 14.66% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/jscript · microsoft/vbscript
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 14.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036096
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036097
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-063
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-069
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036096
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036097
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-063
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-069
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.