CVE-2026-83681

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 26.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-22.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-13 18:59Z15 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-29 15:10Z1 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-08-31

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-1390Weak AuthenticationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

79429d843f44647235b45e1d411f0081a4b4ab98d9df20cfa1074ee065f90e31

• msrc.microsoft.comMicrosoft PowerToys Tampering Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83681vendor-advisorypatch