CVE-2016-0024
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-0024- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2016-0024- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3910 No score
The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2022-3910- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g77f-7wm9-rh6p
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-g77f-7wm9-rh6p- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g77f-7wm9-rh6p
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-g77f-7wm9-rh6p- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft.ChakraCoreNuGet |
before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0024 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Edge, published January 13, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.4%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in Microsoft.ChakraCore 1.2.0.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-002
securitytracker.com/id/1034649
securityfocus.com/bid/79891
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0024
web.archive.org/web/20210508011246/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79891
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g77f-7wm9-rh6p