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Edge is a web browser from Microsoft with a documented history of high-severity remote code execution flaws in its Chakra engine, requiring vigilant patch management and threat monitoring for defense-industrial-base environments.

Failure events
2
Zero-days
0
RCEs
2
On KEV
2
Critical
0
Worst shame
78
PROFILE
CategoryWeb BrowserWhat they doEdge is a web browser developed by Microsoft.
SECURITY POSTURE

Microsoft Edge has a history of high-severity remote code execution vulnerabilities in its Chakra engine, indicating potential weaknesses in its core rendering and execution components.

Notable failures
  • CVE-2016-7201 RCE
  • CVE-2016-7200 RCE
Patterns: repeated unpatched edge-device RCEs
FAILURE HISTORY · 2
DATEEVENTSEVSUMMARY
2022-03-28 CVE-2016-7201 high A memory corruption flaw in Microsoft Edge's Chakra engine allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious website.
2022-03-28 CVE-2016-7200 high A memory corruption flaw in Microsoft Edge's Chakra engine allowed remote code execution via a crafted website.
Open questions: Are there any other known vulnerabilities in Edge's Chakra engine? · Has Microsoft released any patches for CVE-2016-7201 and CVE-2016-7200?
DOSSIER · dex-RAG synthesis · grounded in our own collection + trusted sourcesbuilt 2026-08-14 03:48:03.131149+00:00