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CVE-2022-40656

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-40656 is a critical vulnerability affecting NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 13.2.0.21165, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The flaw lies in the parsing of ND2 files, where a crafted file can cause a read past the end of a buffer, leading to code execution in the context of the current process. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) for exploitation. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.2.0.21165CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nikon:nis-elements_viewer:13.2.0.21165:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0107 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

software-dl.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com / vuln/index.html
Vendor Advisory
software-dl.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com / vuln/pdf/Vulnerabilities_on_NIS-Elements_Freeware_and_L_en_240917_02.pdf
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-22-1212
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry