CVE-2016-7273

high

Published 2016-12-20 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

9.3

VIR risk

8.8

Description

The Graphics component in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Windows Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.

OS impact

OS	Version	Status
windows	-	affected
windows	1511	affected
windows	1607	affected
windows		affected

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94752
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037438
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-146
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94752
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037438
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-146

CWEs

CWE-19

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.