CVE-2016-7256

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.646 · 99 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV

Likely / severe?

64.6% (99th) EPSS

CVSS 9.3 · high

Is it mine?

24 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2022-05-25remediate by 2022-06-15

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

atmfd.dll in the Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.8–9.3

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v2.09.3criticalAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Csecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-284US

affected products (24)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 10 RTMall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 7 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 8.1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows RT 8.1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2012 Goldall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2012 R2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2016all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Vista Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
microsoft windows 10 1507all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 10 1511all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 10 1607all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 7all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 8.1all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows rt 8.1all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows server 2008= r2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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also known as (6)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-11-10modified 2026-06-17

references (11)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-132 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94156 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94156 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037243 enisa_euvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-132 enisa_euvd
https://twitter.com/da5ch0/status/820161895269277696 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94156Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037243Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd

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