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October 2026 CVE archive

Records last modified in NIST NVD between Oct 1 and Oct 29, 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
22,249
Critical
3,107
High
7,110
Medium
6,648
Low
679
Severity not reported
4,705
In CISA KEV
188

Most affected vendors (by CPE data where available): microsoft (1176), google (780), ibm (323), mozilla (182), oracle (154), adobe (137), linux (126), apache (116), broadcom (113), fabian (98)

CVESeverityCVSSKEVVendor / productPublishedModified
CVE-2026-69923
Uncontrolled search path element in Windows AI allows an authorized attacker to...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 11 24h2 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-85926
Use after free in Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) allows an unau...
high 8.1 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-85327
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authori...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-88182
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attack...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-88188
Out-of-bounds read in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-70079
Improper enforcement of behavioral workflow in Windows DNS allows an unauthorize...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-88189
Out-of-bounds read in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-70082
Uncaught exception in Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to deny servic...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows server 2012 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-88191
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Wind...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-88194
Out-of-bounds read in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-85322
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-70127
Use after free in DNS Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code ove...
high 8.1 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-85902
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Direct Composition allows an authorized at...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-70155
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows DNS allows an unau...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-85324
Memory allocation with excessive size value in Active Directory Federation Servi...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-85904
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-85901
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K - GRFX allows an authorized attacke...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-85837
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate pr...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 11 24h2 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-85836
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privil...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 11 24h2 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-97809
Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attack...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-97811
Double free in OpenSSH for Windows allows an authorized attacker to elevate priv...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-97812
Double free in Windows Update Orchestrator Service allows an authorized attacker...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 21h2 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-97798
Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command ('argument injection...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 21h2 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-97804
Heap-based buffer overflow in HID class driver allows an authorized attacker to...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-97806
Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attack...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-97807
Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attack...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-97808
Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attack...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-97793
Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Setup and Deployment all...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96953
Null pointer dereference in Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UD...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96947
Use after free in Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS) allows...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96949
Use after free in Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS) allows...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96950
Use after free in Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS) allows...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96952
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Foundation allows an unaut...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96937
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attack...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 21h2 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96946
Use after free in Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS) allows...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96243
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Wallet...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96071
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media allows an unauthorized attacker to e...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96118
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to e...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96209
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Network File System allows an authorized attacker...
high 7.0 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16
CVE-2026-96244
Use after free in Windows Internal System User Profile allows an authorized atta...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-16

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.