CVE-2016-7256

Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
64.6%
EPSS
99%
Percentile
Yes
Known exploited
0
APAC news · 90d
Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
Added to KEV
May 25, 2022
Remediation due
Jun 15, 2022 (US federal deadline)
Ransomware use
Not known
Weakness
CWE-284
EPSS
64.6% as of Nov 12
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Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
  • none recorded