What is CVE-2016-7209?

CVE-2016-7209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7209?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Microsoft Edge

CVE-2016-7209

Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to spoof web content via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2016-11-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.093 (95.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.093 · newest: 0.093 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Edge

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-129 (vendor-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94049 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037245 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7209?: CVE-2016-7209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7209?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.