CVE-2016-7201 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in the Chakra JavaScript engine of Microsoft Edge, affecting various versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted website. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild, with exploit code publicly available on ExploitDB, and has garnered significant community discussion and media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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