LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2016-7202: The scripting engines in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers...

The scripting engines in 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 "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," as demonstrated by the Chakra JavaScript engine, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7200, CVE-2016-7201, CVE-2016-7203, CVE-2016-7208, CVE-2016-7240, CVE-2016-7242, and CVE-2016-7243.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdated
Discuss exposureBack to CVEs
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysis

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2016-7202 is a browser scripting engine memory corruption issue in Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and Microsoft Edge. A crafted website could run code or crash the browser. Business risk is highest where legacy Microsoft browsers remain usable for internet browsing or email links. Organizations are likely exposed if Windows endpoints still allow affected Internet Explorer versions or the 2016-era Microsoft Edge browser to render untrusted web content. The bundle lacks normalized CPEs and precise platform matrices, so inventory should be matched against Microsoft guidance. Treat this as a legacy-browser risk requiring cleanup priority, not emergency escalation unless affected browsers remain in real use. Public exploit references raise concern, but the provided sources do not show current active exploitation. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft updates referenced by MS16-129 and MS16-144, or their supported superseding updates.; Retire or block affected Internet Explorer and legacy Edge use where possible.; Limit legacy browsers from accessing untrusted websites and email links..

Prepared

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

description · low confidence lookup

Execution behavior lookup

The CVE wording references code or command execution, so execution technique review may help defensive triage. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.

Open ATT&CK lookup
cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2016-7202 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Unknown
CVSS
Not scored
Known Exploited
No
Published
Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
5Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

  • CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
  • 40793CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
  • MS16-129CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
  • MS16-144CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
  • 40786CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/an/an/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.