The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to execute…
Priority HIGH 69CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Chakra JavaScript engine in Microsoft Edge allows 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-2016-3386, CVE-2016-3389, and CVE-2016-7194.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.66919 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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) | up to 1.2.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-w4mj-xwvw-382f |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Vendor— Affected up to 1.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-w4mj-xwvw-382f
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7190
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4mj-xwvw-382f
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/f05c42e64c3b2d057ae1a52fe1917af26c9f2737
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/wiki/Roadmap
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210621142234/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93428
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211208062350/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036993
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- TI-2020-12621 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-7190 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7190 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w4mj-xwvw-382f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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