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CVE-2016-7256

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.64835
Risk score
82.89
CISA KEV
Yes
PoC
No
Published
2022-05-25
Modified
2022-05-25
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2016-8112, GHSA-CX4J-72F6-RMXR
Products
Microsoft:Windows, n/a:n/a n/a
Sources
euvd EUVD-2016-8112
cisa.gov CVE-2016-7256

Description

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.

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