CVE-2026-83683

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

1.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 69.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-16.

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 19:00Z15 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-28 18:17Z16 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-08-31

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-36Absolute Path TraversalBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9aa5ab9e0ef2b0ad7ea97b08c61cf0f674944cf03a8fba20662ab266cc45973b

• msrc.microsoft.comWindows Encrypting File System (EFS) Information Disclosure Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83683vendor-advisorypatch