CVE-2016-7257

The GDI component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7...

6.5 Medium

The GDI component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Office for Mac 2011, and Office 2016 for Mac allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

22.7%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2016-7257
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-7257
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8113 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-8113
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4w9-qqg4-c6m7 6.5

The GDI component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7...

Record: GHSA-p4w9-qqg4-c6m7
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-7257 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Microsoft Office For Mac, published December 20, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.7%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.