CVE-2016-7287
The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge 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."
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge 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."
- 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
- 68.88% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 December 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/edge · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 66.2% on 21 September 2026 to 68.9% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140251/Microsoft-Edge-Internationalization-Type-Confusion.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94722Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=972
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40948/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140251/Microsoft-Edge-Internationalization-Type-Confusion.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94722Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037444Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=972
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-144
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40948/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.