CVE-2026-88157
Microsoft OpenSSH for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenSSH for Windows 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
Microsoft OpenSSH for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenSSH for Windows allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-88157- 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-2026-99587
Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenSSH for Windows allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99587- 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-fgcr-pfrh-mf25
Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenSSH for Windows allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code...
Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenSSH for Windows allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-fgcr-pfrh-mf25- 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 OpenSSH for Windows allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-88157- 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
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2025
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-2026-88157 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.