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CVE-2022-40663

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-40663 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 1.2100.1483.0. It stems from improper parsing of TIF images, where a crafted image can cause a read past the end of a buffer, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) for exploitation, and could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

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
0.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
46.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0063 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 11,615 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
Issue Tracking
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-22-1219
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry