CVE-2016-3222 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 56.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 56.77% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-06-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | edge |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Edge - CBaseScriptable::PrivateQueryInterface Memory Corruption (MS16-068) | 2016-12-06 |
References
- http://blog.skylined.nl/20161205001.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140043/Microsoft-Edge-CBase-Scriptable-Private-Query-Interface-Memory-Corruption.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91094
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036099
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-371
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-068
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40880/
- http://blog.skylined.nl/20161205001.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140043/Microsoft-Edge-CBase-Scriptable-Private-Query-Interface-Memory-Corruption.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91094
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036099
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-371
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-068
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40880/
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