CVE-2016-7200 KEV EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 82.8% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-18.
Description
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-2016-7201, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 82.78% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-18 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-11-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-28 |
| Due | 2022-04-18 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Edge |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | edge |
| microsoft | windows 10 1507 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1511 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1607 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Edge (Windows 10) - 'chakra.dll' Information Leak / Type Confusion Remote Code Execution | 2017-01-05 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Edge - 'Array.filter' Information Leak | 2016-11-18 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Information-Leak-Type-Confusion.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93968
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129
- https://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40785/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Information-Leak-Type-Confusion.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93968
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129
- https://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40785/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7200
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