CVE-2016-3375: Microsoft Internet Explorer

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The OLE Automation mechanism and VBScript scripting engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 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."

Affected products

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 9 only; version 10 only; version 11 only
  • Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified; version 1511 only; version 1607 only
  • Microsoft Windows 7: any version
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1: any version
  • Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: any version
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Vista: any version

Published 2016-09-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.