VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-0170

GDI 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document,…

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 8.8EPSS 48.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 48.59% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 May 2016
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-284
Affected: microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
Source: secure@microsoft.com

EPSS trend

EPSS moved from 35.0% on 21 September 2026 to 48.6% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

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.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-39834 source ↗	Microsoft Windows - 'gdi32.dll' Heap Buffer Overflow in ExtEscape() Triggerable via EMR_EXTESCAPE EMF Record (MS16-055)multiple · Google Security Research	dos	17 May 2016	yes

References

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