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CVE-2026-83748

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Error Reporting allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.93%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Error Reporting allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.93% probability · 60th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-122
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%14 October 2026: 0.72%26 October 2026: 0.93%14 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.7% on 14 October 2026 to 0.9% on 26 October 2026.

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