CVE-2015-2426
Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 18 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Buffer underflow in atmfd.dll in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Driver Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 86.58% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 September 2015
- CISA KEV
- Listed 28 March 2022 · due 18 April 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-124
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 86.6% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2426
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/a-look-at-the-open-type-font-manager-vulnerability-from-the-hacking-team-leak/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/103336Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75951Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032991Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-078Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38222/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/a-look-at-the-open-type-font-manager-vulnerability-from-the-hacking-team-leak/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/103336Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75951Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032991Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-078Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38222/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2426US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.