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CVE-2016-7856

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7856 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Adobe DNG Converter versions 9.7 and earlier, which could lead to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, its high FAUCET Risk Score and mention in a BleepingComputer article indicate its significant potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:dng_converter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0418 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/dng-converter/apsb16-41.html
securityfocus.com / bid/94875