CVE-2016-7256 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the atmfd.dll font library across various Microsoft Windows versions, including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and Server editions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a crafted website. It is actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its presence in CISA's KEV catalog, and has garnered significant community and media attention. Despite its active exploitation, public exploit intelligence tools like Metasploit and ExploitDB do not currently list specific exploits.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.