# CVE-2016-7200: Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability

> CVE-2016-7200: Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2016-7200
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:48Z

- Published: 2016-11-10 06:16 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55 UTC · Assigner: microsoft
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 82.8%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-28, federal due date 2022-04-18, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

The Chakra JavaScript scripting 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-2016-7201, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft: Edge

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7200)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7200)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Information-Leak-Type-Confusion.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Information-Leak-Type-Confusion.html)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129)
- [https://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11](https://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40785/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40785/)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990/)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93968](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93968)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2016-7200 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2016-7200.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2016-7200 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:01:48.285Z