{"id":"CVE-2016-7274","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-7274","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:51:11.491Z","title":"Uniscribe 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute…","description":"Uniscribe 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka \"Windows Uniscribe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-12-20T06:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:52:54.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-19"],"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 server 2016","microsoft/windows vista"],"epss":{"score":0.42488,"percentile":0.98699,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.36475,"percentile":0.98467},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.42488,"percentile":0.98643}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-03-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41615,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - 'LoadUvsTable()' Heap Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41615","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/41615.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/41615.txt","published":"2017-03-15","added":"2017-03-15","updated":"2017-03-15","author":"Hossein Lotfi","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-7274"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.42488,"from":0.36475,"percentile":0.98643},"summary":"EPSS moved from 36.5% to 42.5% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94758","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037440","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-147","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41615/","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94758","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037440","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-147","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41615/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7274","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}