CVE-2016-7241

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

7.5 HighPublic exploit

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

72.5%Down 12.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2016-7241
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

Record: CVE-2016-7241
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8099 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-8099
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-83qj-2pwf-j9c2 7.5

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

Record: GHSA-83qj-2pwf-j9c2
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

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Edge - JSON.parse Info Leak	2016-12-06

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2016-7241 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Edge, published November 10, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.