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October 2026 CVE archive

Records last modified in NIST NVD between Oct 1 and Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Data imported from the NVD CVE API 2.0 and the CISA KEV catalog; each record shows its own source and verification time. The modified view only includes records that were CRITICAL or CISA-KEV-listed when imported — it is not a complete list of every modification.

Published in October 2026Materially updated (Critical / KEV)
Total records
21,937
Critical
3,121
High
7,064
Medium
6,901
Low
608
Severity not reported
4,243
In CISA KEV
186

Most affected vendors (by CPE data where available): microsoft (1423), linux (722), google (413), ibm (321), oracle (193), mozilla (182), adobe (165), broadcom (118), apache (115), fabian (98)

CVESeverityCVSSKEVVendor / productPublishedModified
CVE-2026-83679
Use after free in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacke...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 11 23h2 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83655
Out-of-bounds read in Network Policy Server (NPS) allows an unauthorized attacke...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83659
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows User P...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83654
Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Modern Device Management...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 21h2 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83680
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83682
Use after free in Windows TCP/IP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privil...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83650
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to ele...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83923
Relative path traversal in OpenSSH for Windows allows an unauthorized attacker t...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83846
Use after free in Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc) allows an authoriz...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83847
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Account allows an authorized attacker to...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83863
Heap-based buffer overflow in Servicing Stack Updates allows an authorized attac...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83868
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83877
Integer overflow or wraparound in HID Parser Library allows an authorized attack...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83901
Use after free in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker t...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83902
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Direct Composition allows an authorized at...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83903
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Direct Composition allows an authorized at...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 11 24h2 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83644
Use after free in Windows Audio Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83908
Release of invalid pointer or reference in RPC Runtime allows an authorized atta...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83643
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Error Reporting allows an unauthorized at...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83911
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Storage allows an authorized attacker to e...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83912
Use after free in Windows Direct Composition allows an authorized attacker to el...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83913
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privil...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 21h2 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83914
Use after free in Microsoft XML allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code...
high 8.1 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83645
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Active Directory Federat...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83915
Use after free in Windows Diagnostic Policy Service allows an authorized attacke...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83916
Double free in Windows Error Reporting allows an authorized attacker to execute...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83917
Use after free in Windows ALPC allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileg...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83647
Out-of-bounds read in Active Directory Domain Services allows an unauthorized at...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83918
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker t...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83919
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Messaging API allows an authori...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83920
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an autho...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83921
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an autho...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83922
Use after free in Windows Direct Composition allows an authorized attacker to el...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 21h2 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83569
Heap-based buffer overflow in HID Parser Library allows an authorized attacker t...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-70110
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver allows an una...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-70109
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver allows an unau...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83759
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Windows Encrypting...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-85318
Heap-based buffer overflow in Servicing Stack Updates allows an authorized attac...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83762
Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privil...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29
CVE-2026-83763
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Input S...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-29

Sources: NIST NVD (CVE API 2.0) and the CISA KEV catalog. Severity is as stated by the source; missing values are shown as “not reported”, never estimated.