Security October 2026 CVE-2026-83888
Windows CD-ROM Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
AssessmentBuffer over-read in Windows CD-ROM Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Severity Important
CVSS base score 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact Elevation of Privilege
EPSS, next 30 days 1.0% Higher than 61.9% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 25 Oct 2026 · about EPSS
Public exploit code No Nuclei template lists it
Exploitability Exploitation Unlikely
Publicly disclosed No
Customer action Required: apply the update
Component Windows CD-ROM Driver
Weakness CWE-126: Buffer Over-read
Issued by Microsoft
Last revised 13 Oct 2026 CVSS 3.1 base metrics Red raises the risk · green lowers it
Attack vector NetworkAV:N
Attack complexity LowAC:L
Privileges required NonePR:N
User interaction RequiredUI:R
Scope UnchangedS:U
Confidentiality HighC:H
Integrity NoneI:N
Availability NoneA:N
Updates that fix it10 KBs KB Type Restart Applies to Known issues Other CVEs
KB5126646
Security Update Required Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) Mitigated Users might be unable to sign in to OWA or send emails on Exchange Server All CVEs in KB5126646 KB5126651
Security Update Required Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2019 and 1 more Mitigated Users might be unable to sign in to OWA or send emails on Exchange Server All CVEs in KB5126651 KB5126653
Security Update Required Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems None listed All CVEs in KB5126653 KB5126655
Security Update Required Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) Mitigated Users might be unable to sign in to OWA or send emails on Exchange Server All CVEs in KB5126655 KB5126657
Security Update Required Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems and 3 more None listed All CVEs in KB5126657 KB5126835
Security Update Required Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) None listed All CVEs in KB5126835 KB5126836
Monthly Rollup Required Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) None listed All CVEs in KB5126836 KB5126868
Security Update Required Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2016 and 1 more Mitigated Users might be unable to sign in to OWA or send emails on Exchange Server All CVEs in KB5126868 KB5127646
Security Update Required Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems None listed All CVEs in KB5127646 KB5127648
Security Update Required Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems and 3 more None listed All CVEs in KB5127648
Source. This summary comes from MSRC's public CVRF document for October 2026. If the MSRC page is blocked in your browser, the NVD and CVE.org records carry the same identifier. None of this says whether your devices are affected.
Explore global source statements, affected packages and advisory history for CVE-2026-83888 . The catalog has a separate collection scope from Microsoft release records.
Overview Affected History Connections
cve-program · CVE-2026-83888 Published Windows 10 Version 1607 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows 10 Version 1607",
"platforms": [
"32-bit Systems",
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.14393.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.14393.9612",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows 10 Version 1809 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows 10 Version 1809",
"platforms": [
"32-bit Systems",
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.17763.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.17763.9376",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows 10 Version 21H2 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows 10 Version 21H2",
"platforms": [
"32-bit Systems",
"ARM64-based Systems",
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.19044.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.19044.7807",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows 10 Version 22H2 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows 10 Version 22H2",
"platforms": [
"32-bit Systems",
"ARM64-based Systems",
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.19045.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.19045.7807",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows 11 version 23H2 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows 11 version 23H2",
"platforms": [
"ARM64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.22631.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.22631.7652",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows 11 Version 23H2 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows 11 Version 23H2",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.22631.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.22631.7652",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows 11 Version 24H2 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows 11 Version 24H2",
"platforms": [
"ARM64-based Systems",
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.26100.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.26100.9711",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows 11 Version 25H2 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows 11 Version 25H2",
"platforms": [
"ARM64-based Systems",
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.26200.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.26200.9711",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows 11 version 26H1 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows 11 version 26H1",
"platforms": [
"ARM64-based Systems",
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.28000.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.28000.3231",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows 11 Version 26H2 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows 11 Version 26H2",
"platforms": [
"ARM64-based Systems",
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.26300.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.26300.9711",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2012 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2012",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "6.2.9200.0",
"lessThan": "6.2.9200.26434",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "6.2.9200.0",
"lessThan": "6.2.9200.26434",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2012 R2 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2012 R2",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "6.3.9600.0",
"lessThan": "6.3.9600.23470",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "6.3.9600.0",
"lessThan": "6.3.9600.23470",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2016 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2016",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.14393.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.14393.9612",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.14393.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.14393.9612",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2019 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2019",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.17763.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.17763.9376",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.17763.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.17763.9376",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2022 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2022",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.20348.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.20348.5761",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2025 Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2025",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.26100.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.26100.33650",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
} Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) Vendor product
Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range {
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)",
"platforms": [
"x64-based Systems"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "10.0.26100.0",
"lessThan": "10.0.26100.33650",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}