CVE-2016-7287

The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

The scripting engines in 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 "Scripting Engine 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

69.7%Down 15.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2016-7287
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-2016-7287
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8143 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-8143
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7fvc-39jg-hx7f 7.5

The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers...

Record: GHSA-7fvc-39jg-hx7f
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 - Internationalization Initialization Type Confusion (MS16-144)	2016-12-21

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-2016-7287 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 69.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.