CVE-2016-7286
The scripting engines in Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause...
The scripting engines in Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7288, CVE-2016-7296, and CVE-2016-7297.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The scripting engines in Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7288, CVE-2016-7296, and CVE-2016-7297.
- Record
CVE-2016-7286- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The scripting engines in Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7288, CVE-2016-7296, and CVE-2016-7297.
- Record
CVE-2016-7286- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8142 No score
The scripting engines in Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7288, CVE-2016-7296, and CVE-2016-7297.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8142- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2hhv-v3hc-2xgx
The scripting engines in Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause...
The scripting engines in Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7288, CVE-2016-7296, and CVE-2016-7297.
- Record
GHSA-2hhv-v3hc-2xgx- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS: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.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Edge - SIMD.toLocaleString Uninitialized Memory (MS16-145) | 2016-12-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-7286 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Edge, published December 20, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=961
securitytracker.com/id/1037444
exploit-db.com/exploits/40947
securityfocus.com/bid/94748
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-145
packetstormsecurity.com/files/140250/Microsoft-Edge-SIMD.toLocaleString-Uninitialized-Memory.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7286
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2hhv-v3hc-2xgx