CVE-2015-2460

Exp

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, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-08-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2460 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 31.33%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-2460

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
37921 exploit_db edb 2015-08-21 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2460

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 51.83% 31.33% -20.50%
2 2026-03-04 48.61% 51.83% +3.22%
3 2026-01-06 48.61%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2460

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2460

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2460

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft .net_framework 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 4.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 4.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2460

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