CVE-2016-3393

Graphics Device Interface (aka GDI or GDI+) 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; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…

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CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.5/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
Fresh EPSS: 68.47%: +0.34

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 4 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Hackread

Press · 03 Nov 2025, 08:00 · New Dante Spyware Linked to Rebranded Hacking Team, Now Memento Labs - Hackread

Securelist

Press · 14 Dec 2016, 08:00 · Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2016. Review of the year. Overall statistics for 2016 - Securelist

TechCentral.ie

Press · 24 Oct 2016, 07:00 · Windows GDI flaw leads to PowerShell attacks - TechCentral.ie

Securelist

Press · 20 Oct 2016, 07:00 · Windows zero-day exploit used in targeted attacks by FruityArmor APT - Securelist

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 68.5%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: local access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:44.846931+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

Published

14 Oct 2016, 01:00

First press mention

20 Oct 2016, 07:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

25 May 2022, 00:00

Latest press mention

03 Nov 2025, 08:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:57