Vulnerability · CVE-2026-83888
Buffer over-read in Windows CD-ROM Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Published Oct 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · windows 10 1607
Open the advisory
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-83888. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare windows 10 1607 with the linked advisory before you change production.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h2 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 22h2
Buffer over-read in Windows CD-ROM Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607< 10.0.14393.9612
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809< 10.0.17763.9376
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h2< 10.0.19044.7807
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 22h2< 10.0.19045.7807
How to fix CVE-2026-83888
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-83888. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare windows 10 1607 with the linked advisory before you change production.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with microsoft/windows 10 1607 < 10.0.14393.9612; microsoft/windows 10 1809 < 10.0.17763.9376; microsoft/windows 10 21h2 < 10.0.19044.7807; microsoft/windows 10 22h2 < 10.0.19045.7807. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-126. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Buffer over-read in Windows CD-ROM Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Buffer over-read in Windows CD-ROM Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-83888
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-83888
Buffer over-read in Windows CD-ROM Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.