CVE-2016-0182
Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal (aka .jnt) file, aka "Windows Journal Memory Corruption…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Journal (aka .jnt) file, aka "Windows Journal Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- 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
- 19.71% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- 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 vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 17.4% on 21 September 2026 to 19.7% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89867
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035824
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-056
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1225
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89867
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035824
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-056
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1225
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.