{"id":"CVE-2016-7189","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-7189","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:19:09.908Z","title":"The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka \"Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\"","description":"The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka \"Scripting Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-10-14T02:59:36.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:52:45.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["microsoft/edge"],"epss":{"score":0.48127,"percentile":0.98852,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.42375,"percentile":0.98683},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.48127,"percentile":0.98803}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-10-20","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40604,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Edge - 'Array.join' Infomation Leak (MS16-119)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40604","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/40604.html","file":"exploits/windows/dos/40604.html","published":"2016-10-20","added":"2016-10-20","updated":"2016-10-21","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-7189","MS16-119"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=919"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.48127,"from":0.42375,"percentile":0.98803},"summary":"EPSS moved from 42.4% to 48.1% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93427","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036993","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-119","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93427","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036993","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-119","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7189","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}