CVE-2016-0072

8.8 highEPSS 20%

High (8.8) in microsoft internet explorer. EPSS 20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0060, CVE-2016-0061, CVE-2016-0063, and CVE-2016-0067.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2016-02-10
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:internet_explorer

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-157
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-157

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