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CVE-2016-0189 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json

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 rem…

published 2016-05-11 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-0226

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-03-28, used in ransomware
epss
94.1%
EPSS 94.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

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.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Timeline

  1. 0-day patched (Project Zero)
  2. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript)
  3. Published
  4. Added to CISA KEV
  5. CISA patch deadline
  6. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4 y ago
Patch by
2022-04-18 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Microsoft, Internet Explorer
CISA name
Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Zero-day

Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.

Patched
2016-05-10
Details
project zero tracker

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

94.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ms16_051_vbscript Internet Explorer 11 VBScript Engine Memory Corruption metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2016-05-10
  • EDB-40118 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 10) - VBScript Memory Corruption (MS16-051) local, 2016-06-22
  • virusbulletin.com https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2017/01/journey-and-evolution-god-mode-2016-cve-2016-0189/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.