Reference page — cumulative record through Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC. Reference pages update as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record.

CVE-2016-7201

CVE-2016-7201HIGH

n/a n/a — Microsoft Edge

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .8000   99.6   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Sep 9   Reserved by microsoft
  Nov 10  Published (CNA: microsoft)
  Mar 28  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-18

CWE-843 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · KEV due April 18, 2022

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-2016-7200, CVE-2016-7202, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 9, 2016	Reserved	Reserved by microsoft
November 10, 2016	Published	Published (CNA: microsoft)
March 28, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-04-18

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-843

References (8)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Information-Leak-Type-Confusion.html [x_refsource_MISC]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94038 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS]
https://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7201 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40784/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]

Authoritative record: CVE-2016-7201 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-843

About this page

This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2016-7201 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.