CVE-2016-3331

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

7.5 High

Microsoft Internet Explorer 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."

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

14.4%Down 10.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2016-3331
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: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-3331
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-4363 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-4363
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p476-947q-m5jw 7.5

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

Record: GHSA-p476-947q-m5jw
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
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2016-3331 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Edge, published October 14, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.