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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-2026-88124
Use after free in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate pri...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83638
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows USB Driver allows an authorized attacker t...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88128
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized atta...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88133
Improper authorization in Windows Portable Device Enumerator Service allows an a...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88134
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privil...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88142
Use after free in Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) allows...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83637
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88143
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Storage Spaces Controller allows an author...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88146
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83634
Double free in Windows BitLocker allows an authorized attacker to elevate privil...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 11 23h2 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88147
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) al...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88149
Double free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorize...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83584
Use after free in Windows Smart Card allows an authorized attacker to elevate pr...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88157
Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenSSH for Windows allows an unauthorized attacke...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83585
Use of externally-controlled format string in Windows NTFS allows an authorized...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88159
Use after free in Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) allows...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83579
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Smart Card allows an authorized attacker t...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83575
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attack...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83574
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attack...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83570
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attack...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83568
Improper access control in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized atta...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 11 24h2 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83567
Out-of-bounds read in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate priv...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83566
Use after free in Windows Win32K - ICOMP allows an authorized attacker to elevat...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 11 24h2 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-88152
Use after free in Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) allows...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-78459
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Internet Information Services allows an au...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83511
Weak authentication in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) allows an un...
high 7.4 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83506
Untrusted search path in Servicing Stack Updates allows an authorized attacker t...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-77496
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Imaging Component allows an unauthorized a...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-72969
Use after free in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an auth...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 11 23h2 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-85339
Remote Code Execution in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-72968
Use after free in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an auth...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-85341
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows USB Video Driver allows an authorized atta...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-72955
Use after free in Windows Application Compatibility Cache allows an authorized a...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 11 23h2 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-85342
Use after free in Windows Device Association Service allows an authorized attack...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-72934
Use after free in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an auth...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 11 23h2 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-85343
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Hyper-...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83510
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Setup Files Cleanup...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-85352
Use after free in Windows Device Association Service allows an authorized attack...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83509
Untrusted search path in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attack...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-85353
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an unauthorized at...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28

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.