CVE-2016-0060
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 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 "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0061, CVE-2016-0063, CVE-2016-0067, and CVE-2016-0072.
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
8.8
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 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 "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0061, CVE-2016-0063, CVE-2016-0067, and CVE-2016-0072.
- Record
CVE-2016-0060- 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 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 "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0061, CVE-2016-0063, CVE-2016-0067, and CVE-2016-0072.
- Record
CVE-2016-0060- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0098 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 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 "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0061, CVE-2016-0063, CVE-2016-0067, and CVE-2016-0072.
- Record
EUVD-2016-0098- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2pq2-xg2g-983m
8.8
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 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 "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0061, CVE-2016-0063, CVE-2016-0067, and CVE-2016-0072.
- Record
GHSA-2pq2-xg2g-983m- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0060 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Edge, published February 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-165
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-159
securitytracker.com/id/1034972
securitytracker.com/id/1034971
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-011
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0060
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2pq2-xg2g-983m