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CVE-2016-7190

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

7.5 HighPublic exploit

The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows 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-2016-3386, CVE-2016-3389, and CVE-2016-7194.

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

66.9%Down 9.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows 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-2016-3386, CVE-2016-3389, and CVE-2016-7194.

Record
CVE-2016-7190
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

The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows 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-2016-3386, CVE-2016-3389, and CVE-2016-7194.

Record
CVE-2016-7190
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5494 No score

The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows 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-2016-3386, CVE-2016-3389, and CVE-2016-7194.

Record
EUVD-2022-5494
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4mj-xwvw-382f 7.5

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows 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-2016-3386, CVE-2016-3389, and CVE-2016-7194.

Record
GHSA-w4mj-xwvw-382f
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
OSVGHSA-w4mj-xwvw-382f 7.5

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows 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-2016-3386, CVE-2016-3389, and CVE-2016-7194.

Record
GHSA-w4mj-xwvw-382f
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

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
Microsoft.ChakraCore
NuGet
 through 1.2.1 None known
Microsoft.ChakraCore
NuGet
 through 1.2.1, plus listed versions
1.2.0
 None known

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBMicrosoft Edge - 'Array.map' Heap Overflow (MS16-119)2016-10-20
PoC in GitHub0xcl/cve-2016-71902018-02-13

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

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

In short

CVE-2016-7190 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Edge, published October 14, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 66.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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