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CVE-2026-81352

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Codecs Library allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.57%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Codecs Library allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.57% probability · 47th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-122
Affected
microsoft/web media extensions
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.57%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.