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CVE-2016-7256

atmfd.dll in the Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1,…

High8.8Known exploitedEPSS 64.6%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
microsoft

Description

atmfd.dll in the Windows font library in Microsoft 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.

Added
25 May 2022
Fix due (US federal)
15 Jun 2022
Used by ransomware
Not known

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Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-7256, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1High8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1High8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
64.6% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

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  • CWE-noinfo Not enough information

Affected products

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