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CVE-2016-0002

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Jscript: 5.7, 5.8
• Microsoft Vbscript: 5.7, 5.8

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034648
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034650
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-001
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-003
• https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1215
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034648
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034650
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-001
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-003
• https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1215

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