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CVE-2016-7257

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7257 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the GDI component of Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Office for Mac. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by enticing a user to visit a crafted website, leading to the disclosure of sensitive information from process memory. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium) due to its high impact on confidentiality, but it requires user interaction. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2011CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2016CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
22.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2250 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (14)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Vista Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2016-Dec/CVE-2016-7257Important

Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Dec 13, 2016

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-146
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148
securityfocus.com / bid/94755
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037438
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037441
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry