Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-83844
Microsoft Paint
Windows Paint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
7.0High
Official description
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Paint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Related news
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (microsoft) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Paint | 11.0.0.0 ≤ v < 11.2609.401.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83844 vendor-advisorypatch
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-13
- Last updated
- 2026-11-11
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
- Kolun priority
- 29 · Low
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
32.7%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read