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CVE-2016-7256: Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-05-25
• EPSS: 64.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-11-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1511: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94156
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037243
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-132
• https://twitter.com/da5ch0/status/820161895269277696
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94156
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037243
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-132
• https://twitter.com/da5ch0/status/820161895269277696
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7256

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