Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-83844
Severity: HighExploitation: No known exploitation
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
Description
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Paint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdate
CVE-2026-83844 scored CVSS 8.1
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
Coverage
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