CVE-2016-0189

HighPublished

Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Published: May 11, 2016
Updated: Oct 21, 2025
Assigning CNA: microsoft
Evidence observed: Jun 22, 2016

Primary CVSS

7.5/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

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

EPSS probability estimate

94.1%

High · next 30 days

Percentile: 99.8%
Model date: Oct 15, 2026

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CISA Known Exploited

This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Summary

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.

Sources

Repository evidence: Files: 1 · Repositories: 1

1 Module

Internet Explorer 11 VBScript Engine Memory CorruptionModule
modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript.rb
Metasploit Framework modules
ExploitEvidence observed: Sep 26, 2026Revision: fa174ade81b5Related tool
Declared conditions
- platform: Windows($.exploit_windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript.check)

cve-2016-0189PoC
Proof-of-Concept exploit for CVE-2016-0189 (VBScript Memory Corruption in IE11)
MS16-051-poc

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