CVE-2016-0189

7.5

CVSS
High

PUBLISHED

The Microsoft (1) JScript 5.8 and (2) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and other products, allow remote...

Exploited in the wild Remote

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Internet Explorer
Published: May 11, 2016
EPSS: —

Description

The Microsoft (1) JScript 5.8 and (2) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and other products, 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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0187.

cisa metasploit

CVSS scores

CVSS v3.1 7.5 High

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

CVSS v2.0 7.6

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-03-28 00:00:00 UTC · Source

SSVC decision points

Exploitation: active
Automatable: No
Technical impact: total

References

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source	Added
CISA	Mar 28, 2022

Scanner integrations

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript.rb	Apr 28, 2025

Potential proof of concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

ms16_051_vbscript

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2016-0189

Vulnerability detail