CVE-2016-3297

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

8.8 High

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 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: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

22.6%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2016-3297
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-3297
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-4329 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-4329
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cr8v-gg86-788r 8.8

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

Record: GHSA-cr8v-gg86-788r
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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-2016-3297 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Edge, published September 14, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.