Is CVE-2015-2426 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2015-2426 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-03-28.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-2426?

CVE-2015-2426 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-2426?

CVE-2015-2426 has an EPSS score of 86.69% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2015-2426?

No published fix for CVE-2015-2426 has been found yet. It is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list; federal agencies must remediate by 2022-04-18. Apply the vendor's mitigations per CISA's guidance.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-2426

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Buffer underflow in atmfd.dll in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Driver Vulnerability."

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-124

How to fix

Actively exploited, no published fix found yet

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal remediation due: 2022-04-18

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

86.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles specially crafted OpenType fonts.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-04-18

References

Patch1

docs.microsoft.com

Exploit1

blog.trendmicro.com

Third-Party Advisory4

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-22.