VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-0038

Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal file,…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 20.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 19.96% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
Source: secure@microsoft.com

EPSS trend

EPSS moved from 20.0% on 2 October 2026 to 20.0% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034974Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-013Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1219Not Applicable
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034974Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-013Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1219Not Applicable

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.