CVE-2026-77495 — Windows Imaging Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2…).
2. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
3. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
4. Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
5. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Other CVEs with this weakness →

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

• Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
• Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

• 2026
• Record published
  Oct 14, 2026
• CVSS changed · 8.8
  Oct 14, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Source status changed · → Published
  Oct 14, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 14, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Record created in this database
  Oct 14, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• CVE published
  Sep 8, 2026 · microsoft

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

References

1 on the record

• msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-77495
  vendor-advisory, patch, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Elsewhere on this site

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Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

• No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
• No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
• No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
• No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-77495 is "Windows Imaging Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability", rated High. It affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (Microsoft); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.82% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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