CVE-2026-83836
7.8HighPublished 13 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Impact
- Full C/I/A compromise
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-191
Impact
An unauthorized attacker can execute arbitrary code locally if they convince a user to interact with a malicious file or trigger. They need local access or user interaction to exploit the system.
Root cause
A heap-based buffer overflow and integer underflow in Windows Event Tracing memory handling.
Affected systems
Versions not listed — check the vendor advisory.
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fix & remediation
Install the latest Microsoft security update addressing this CVE from the vendor advisory. No standalone configuration mitigation is currently provided.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Event Tracing allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.