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CVE-2022-40657

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-40657 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 1.2100.1483.0, specifically within its PSD file parsing. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction, where a malicious PSD file can trigger a buffer overflow, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the user's context. While the vulnerability is significant, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is there evidence of active exploitation or community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2100.1483.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nikon:nis-elements_viewer:1.2100.1483.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0116 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 11,617 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
Product
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-22-1213
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry