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CVE-2016-7256

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. A
Published: May 25, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Microsoft Windows OpenType Font vulnerability allows remote code execution when improperly handling specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker can gain complete system control by exploiting this critical flaw in the Windows font library.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تؤثر هذه الثغرة على مكتبة معالجة خطوط OpenType في Windows حيث تفشل في التحقق من صحة الخطوط المضمنة بشكل صحيح. يمكن لمهاجم إرسال ملف يحتوي على خط مصمم خصيصاً عبر البريد الإلكتروني أو موقع ويب لتنفيذ كود عشوائي بامتيازات النظام. هذه الثغرة تؤثر على جميع إصدارات Windows المتأثرة وتتطلب تصحيح أمني عاجل.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة Microsoft Windows OpenType Font تسمح بتنفيذ أكواد بعيدة عند التعامل غير الصحيح مع الخطوط المضمنة المصممة خصيصاً. يمكن للمهاجم الحصول على السيطرة الكاملة على النظام من خلال استغلال هذا الخلل الحرج في مكتبة الخطوط.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 26, 2026 08:01
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Update Windows immediately to the latest security patches released by Microsoft. Disable or restrict access to embedded font features if patches cannot be applied immediately. Implement network segmentation to limit exposure and monitor for suspicious font file activities.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث Windows فوراً إلى أحدث تصحيحات الأمان من Microsoft. قم بتعطيل أو تقييد الوصول إلى ميزات الخطوط المضمنة إذا لم يكن بالإمكان تطبيق التصحيحات فوراً. طبق تقسيم الشبكة لتقليل التعرض ومراقبة الأنشطة المريبة المتعلقة بملفات الخطوط.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
4.1 4.2 4.3
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 PR.IP-12 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Windows
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS65.10%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-06-15
Published 2022-05-25
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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