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CVE-2016-3293

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

7.5 High

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

14.7%Down 16.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2016-3293
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.6 HighAV:N/AC:H/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 Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2016-3293
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4326 No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Record
EUVD-2016-4326
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6fx-8chv-pjfh 7.5

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Record
GHSA-g6fx-8chv-pjfh
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-3293 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Edge, published August 9, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.7%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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