How severe is CVE-2016-0189?

CVE-2016-0189 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 94.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2016-0189: Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-03-28

Remediation due

2022-04-18

Ransomware

Known use

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0189

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA7.5 HIGH

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
-	-	n/a

References

6 Links

Vendor advisories

Exploits & PoCs

40118

Vulnerability databases

Other references

https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2017/01/journey-and-evolution-god-mode-2016-cve-2016-0189/

Record Details

Published

2016-05-11

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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