CVE-2026-83844
High8.1Microsoft Paint: Windows Paint Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitytitle from the CVE record
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Paint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVSS
- 8.1v3.1
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 0.7%55th pct
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
EPSS trendFIRST daily scores, last 90 days
Daily values
| Score date | EPSS | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 | 0.7% | 54.6% |
| 2026-11-05 | 0.7% | 54.5% |
| 2026-11-04 | 0.7% | 54.5% |
| 2026-11-03 | 0.7% | 54.4% |
| 2026-11-02 | 0.7% | 54.4% |
| 2026-11-01 | 0.7% | 54.4% |
| 2026-10-31 | 0.7% | 54.4% |
| 2026-10-30 | 0.7% | 54.4% |
| 2026-10-29 | 0.7% | 54.3% |
| 2026-10-28 | 0.7% | 54.3% |
| 2026-10-27 | 0.7% | 54.2% |
| 2026-10-26 | 0.7% | 54.1% |
| 2026-10-25 | 0.7% | 54.1% |
| 2026-10-24 | 0.6% | 50.5% |
| 2026-10-23 | 0.6% | 50.4% |
| 2026-10-22 | 0.6% | 50.4% |
| 2026-10-21 | 0.6% | 50.4% |
| 2026-10-20 | 0.6% | 50.1% |
| 2026-10-19 | 0.6% | 50.1% |
| 2026-10-18 | 0.6% | 50.0% |
| 2026-10-17 | 0.6% | 50.0% |
| 2026-10-16 | 0.6% | 50.0% |
| 2026-10-15 | 0.6% | 49.9% |
| 2026-10-14 | 0.6% | 49.9% |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Why it happened and what stops it
The weakness (CWE)
How attackers use it (ATT&CK)
Typical for this kind of weakness across CISA KEV exploits (CTID), not specific to this CVE.
How it's exploited
What the attacker gets
Controls that mitigate it (NIST SP 800-53)
- SI-4System MonitoringSystem and Information Integrity · mitigates 8 of these techniques
- AC-6Least PrivilegeAccess Control · mitigates 6 of these techniques
- CM-6Configuration SettingsConfiguration Management · mitigates 6 of these techniques
- SI-3Malicious Code ProtectionSystem and Information Integrity · mitigates 6 of these techniques
- CA-7Continuous MonitoringSecurity Assessment and Authorization · mitigates 5 of these techniques
- CM-8System Component InventoryConfiguration Management · mitigates 5 of these techniques