CVE-2026-83844
Windows Paint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Paint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- 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 Paint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Paint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-83844- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-99382
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Paint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99382- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2h2h-j632-qrgj
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Paint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Paint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-2h2h-j632-qrgj- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Paint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-83844- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-08
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Cobrastrike62/CVE-2026-83844-Detection | 2026-11-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | LilPoule/CVE-2026-83844 | 2026-11-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | ashrafzaryouh/CVE-2026-83844 | 2026-11-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | mokshshah18/CVE-2026-83844-PoC-MS-paint-v-11.2609.401.0 | 2026-11-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | LACHHAB-Anas/CVE-2026-83844 | 2026-11-07 |
| PoC in GitHub | blkph0x/CVE-2026-83844_POC | 2026-11-08 |
| PoC in GitHub | HackingLZ/CVE-2026-83844-public | 2026-11-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| description, severity | CVE List, EUVD | |
| exploits | PoC in GitHub | |
| exploits | NVD, PoC in GitHub | |
| exploits | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, PoC in GitHub | |
| exploits, facts | PoC in GitHub | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-83844 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Paint, published October 13, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.