01 Record
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, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold,
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 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,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25. Federal remediation due 2022-06-15.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 64.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-11-10 06:16Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:55Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 044c6c3ecd66192c0a4b1d44cb0f87a0a3867f411892c8ebc895c3d600aad7e3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- twitter.comhttps://twitter.com/da5ch0/status/820161895269277696
- www.securitytracker.com1037243http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037243
- docs.microsoft.comMS16-132https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-132
- www.securityfocus.com94156http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94156
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7256