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October 2026 CVE archive

Records published 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.

Published in October 2026Materially updated (Critical / KEV)
Total records
16,212
Critical
1,207
High
5,399
Medium
5,736
Low
600
Severity not reported
3,270
In CISA KEV
17

Most affected vendors (by CPE data where available): microsoft (1078), google (711), ibm (140), oracle (117), adobe (110), broadcom (61), apache (45), freerdp (42), linuxfoundation (41), dell (40)

CVESeverityCVSSKEVVendor / productPublishedModified
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-2026-83635
Out-of-bounds read in DNS Server allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service...
high 7.5 —Microsoft / windows server 2012 2026-10-132026-10-16
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-2026-83584
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-2026-83585
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-2026-83574
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-2026-83575
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-2026-83579
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-2026-83567
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-2026-83568
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-2026-83570
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-2026-83566
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-2026-83509
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-2026-83510
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-2026-83511
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-2026-83499
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows Server Update Service allo...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-83505
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-2026-83506
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-2026-83508
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-2026-78459
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-2026-81969
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows Server Update Service allo...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-81971
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race...
high 7.0 —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-2026-77902
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized atta...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / 365 apps 2026-10-132026-10-15
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-2026-73027
External control of system or configuration setting in Windows Setup Files Clean...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-70580
Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Credential Guard allows...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1809 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-71347
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race...
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-2026-72955
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-2026-72968
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-2026-70301
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attac...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / 365 apps 2026-10-132026-10-15
CVE-2026-70302
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attac...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / 365 apps 2026-10-132026-10-15
CVE-2026-70303
Out-of-bounds write in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate p...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-21
CVE-2026-70566
Null pointer dereference in Windows Schannel allows an authorized attacker to el...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-70299
Improper access control in Windows Bind Filter Driver allows an authorized attac...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / windows 11 23h2 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-70285
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorize...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-21
CVE-2026-70286
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K - GRFX allows an authorized attacke...
high 7.8 —Microsoft / windows 10 1607 2026-10-132026-10-28
CVE-2026-70287
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attac...
high 8.8 —Microsoft / 365 apps 2026-10-132026-10-15
CVE-2026-70278
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Foundation allows an autho...
high 7.8 —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.