The Microsoft (1) JScript 9, (2) VBScript, and (3) Chakra JavaScript engines, as used in…
Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Microsoft (1) JScript 9, (2) VBScript, and (3) Chakra JavaScript engines, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, 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."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.23835 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet): 1.2.0.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) | before 1.2.0.0 | 1.2.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-h6g3-73h7-chxp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.0.0 Fixed in 1.2.0.0 Patch available GHSA-h6g3-73h7-chxp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-h6g3-73h7-chxp Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Fixed in 1.2.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3260
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6g3-73h7-chxp
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/1291
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/17f3d4a4852dcc9e48de7091685b1862afb9f307
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123150650/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91580
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211202003833/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036283
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Sources
- CVE-2016-3260 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-3260 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6g3-73h7-chxp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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