CVE-2016-7201
KEVHIGH 7.7EPSS 80.0%
The Chakra JavaScript scripting engine in Microsoft Edge allows 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-2016-7200, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.
- CVSS v4.0 GitHub
- 7.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.0 GitHub
- 7.5 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 7.6 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 80.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2022-03-28
- Published
- 2016-11-10
- Updated
- 2025-10-21
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- theori-io/chakra-2016-11140★ · 2017-01-04
ExploitDB entries (2)
Security advisories
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Information-Leak-Ty…
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94038
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
- advisories/GHSA-4f5g-j7wg-7w8j