CVE-2016-0189
HIGH KEV RANSOMWAREMicrosoft JScript/VBScript <5.8 - RCE
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Exploits (4)
metasploit
WORKING POC
NORMAL
by Theori · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript.rb
References (7)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.9078
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CISA KEV
2022-03-28
VulnCheck KEV
2016-05-10
InTheWild.io
2016-05-10
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2016-0226
Ransomware Use
Confirmed
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (6)
microsoft/internet_explorer
9
microsoft/internet_explorer
10
microsoft/internet_explorer
11
microsoft/jscript
5.8
microsoft/vbscript
5.7
microsoft/vbscript
5.8
Published
May 11, 2016
KEV Added
Mar 28, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026