CVE-2016-7200

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-28. Federal remediation due 2022-04-18.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

82.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2016-11-10 06:16Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:55Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2016-09-09

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

097ec0a46a9a7456c4cb6b75985e3f7a46a4c6e239c0e6ae9155333ac83b2457

• docs.microsoft.comMS16-129https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140382/Microsoft-Edge-chakra.dll-Information-Leak-Type-Confusion.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.exploit-db.com40785https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40785/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
• github.comhttps://github.com/theori-io/chakra-2016-11x_refsource_MISC
• www.securityfocus.com93968http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93968vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.exploit-db.com40990https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40990/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
• www.securitytracker.com1037245http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7200government-resource