CVE-2026-83523
Windows Image Acquisition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Image Acquisition allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Image Acquisition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Image Acquisition allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-83523- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-99913
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Image Acquisition allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99913- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r544-2pm4-5734
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Image Acquisition allows an unauthorized attacker to...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Image Acquisition allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-r544-2pm4-5734- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Image Acquisition allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-83523- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 11 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 26h2
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-83523 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.