CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-83783

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.32%

23th percentile - higher than 23% of all known CVEs

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access could exploit this to gain higher privileges, potentially resulting in full host compromise.

Recommendation

Apply Microsoft security updates for Windows Management Instrumentation and restrict local access to trusted users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS