CVE-2016-7190

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 67%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 67%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
99.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 14, 2016

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

References (6)

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
nugetMicrosoft.ChakraCore—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
NuGet(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
Microsoft.ChakraCore1.2.0, 1.2.1——

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-05-22 18:18 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-05-22 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoC0xcl/cve-2016-7190
    First seen Feb 13, 2018

    ChakraCore exploitation techniques

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-40602✓ verified
    First seen Oct 20, 2016

    Microsoft Edge - 'Array.map' Heap Overflow (MS16-119)

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-7190?
CVE-2016-7190 is a high vulnerability published on October 14, 2016. 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…
When was CVE-2016-7190 disclosed?
CVE-2016-7190 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 14, 2016, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-7190 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-7190 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-7190?
CVE-2016-7190 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-7190?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-7190, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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