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Windows RNDIS EUVDEUVD-2026-99999

| CVE-2026-83788 MEDIUM
Buffer Over-read (CWE-126)
2026-10-13 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-cpm5-mh89-6vx9
4.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Gain physical access to device
  2. Delivery
    Attach malicious RNDIS USB device
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted RNDIS descriptor
  4. Execution
    Trigger buffer over-read in driver
  5. Impact
    Disclose adjacent kernel memory

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer over-read prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires physical access to the target system and the ability to present a malicious RNDIS (Remote NDIS over USB) device or control traffic to the Windows RNDIS driver; the driver's parsing of attacker-supplied RNDIS data is what triggers the over-read. Although the CVSS vector is PR:N/UI:N (no authentication or user interaction once physical access is obtained), the AV:P physical-access requirement is the dominant limiting factor - remote or network-based exploitation is not possible. Impact is limited to information disclosure of adjacent memory (C:H/I:N/A:N); there is no code execution, integrity, or availability impact. Risk is realistically confined to environments where untrusted parties can physically connect devices (kiosks, shared/unattended machines, evil-maid scenarios).

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue despite a HIGH confidentiality impact rating in the CVSS vector. The CVSS 3.1 vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 4.6 Medium) hinges entirely on AV:P (Physical) attack vector, which caps the score and demands the attacker be physically present at the device - a severe real-world constraint that no amount of C:H rating offsets. All exploitation signals align and reinforce low risk: CISA SSVC reports Exploitation 'none', Automatable 'no', and Technical Impact 'partial', which is consistent with an information-disclosure-only flaw (C:H/I:N/A:N). No KEV listing and no public POC were provided, and no EPSS score was supplied in the input (EPSS absence is noted, not treated as zero). There are no conflicting signals here - the physical vector, the partial/non-automatable SSVC judgment, and the information-only impact all point the same direction. The one nuance worth stating: C:H in the vector is somewhat generous for a buffer over-read, which typically leaks adjacent memory fragments rather than guaranteeing high-value secrets; defenders should weight this as a memory-disclosure primitive, not a wholesale data breach. A patch is available from Microsoft, so remediation is straightforward via normal Windows Update cadence rather than emergency action.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with physical access to a Windows machine connects or emulates a malicious USB device that presents an RNDIS (Remote NDIS networking) interface and sends a crafted descriptor or control message that the RNDIS driver parses, triggering a buffer over-read that returns adjacent kernel/driver memory contents to the attacker. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and the SSVC framework rates this as non-automatable with only partial technical impact, so realistic exploitation is limited to targeted, hands-on scenarios (e.g., evil-maid or unattended-device attacks).

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026

Physical attackers can read out-of-bounds kernel memory through the Windows RNDIS (Remote NDIS) driver, which mishandles attacker-supplied RNDIS protocol data presented over USB. Affected systems are Windows 10 (1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (23H2 through 26H2), and Windows Server 2012 through 2025, including Server Core installations. The CVSS vector is AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (4.6), so no authentication or user interaction is needed once the attacker has physical access, but remote or network-based exploitation is not possible and impact is confined to information disclosure with no code execution, integrity, or availability effect; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and CISA SSVC records Exploitation: none with Automatable: no, so this is a genuinely low-priority issue despite the HIGH confidentiality rating. Practical risk is limited to kiosks, shared or unattended machines, and evil-maid scenarios where an untrusted party can plug in a device.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: apply the Microsoft security update referenced in the MSRC advisory for CVE-2026-83788 (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83788), which brings each branch to or above its fixed build - Windows 10 1607/Server 2016 to 10.0.14393.9612, Windows 10 1809/Server 2019 to 10.0.17763.9376, Windows 10 21H2/22H2 to 10.0.19044.7807, Windows 11 23H2 to 10.0.22631.7652, Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 to 10.0.26100.9711 and 10.0.26100.33650 respectively, Windows 11 25H2 to 10.0.26200.9711, Windows 11 26H1 to 10.0.28000.3231, Windows 11 26H2 to 10.0.26300.9711, Server 2022 to 10.0.20348.5761, Server 2012 to 6.2.9200.26434 and Server 2012 R2 to 6.3.9600.23470; prioritize kiosks, lobby/shared workstations, lab benches, and any host that untrusted visitors can physically reach. Where patching must be deferred, the most effective compensating control is to deny RNDIS-capable devices at the endpoint: use Device Installation Restrictions (Group Policy or MDM CSP) to block the USB RNDIS device class, or disable the RNDIS/Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device adapter in Device Manager, accepting that USB tethering, some mobile-broadband modems, and Windows Phone/Android USB networking will stop working. Physical controls - USB port locks/blockers, port disablement in firmware, managed USB hubs with per-port authorization, and strict kiosk chassis lockdown - reduce the AV:P exposure that this vulnerability depends on, at the cost of operational flexibility for legitimate USB peripherals. Enforcing least privilege and credential hygiene does not mitigate this bug, since PR:N/UI:N means no credentials or interaction are required once the device is attached; note also that SSVC rates Automatable as no and Exploitation as none, so this does not warrant emergency out-of-band response.

Affected VersionsENISA

Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19044.7807
Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.9711
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.33650
Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.5761
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23470
Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.0 <10.0.19044.7807
Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.7652
Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 <10.0.26200.9711
Windows 11 Version 26H2 10.0.26300.0 <10.0.26300.9711
Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26434
Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 <10.0.28000.3231
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26434
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.33650
Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23470

Affected Packages

euvd windows_10_version_1607 fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_10_version_1809 fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_10_version_21h2 fix: 10.0.19044.7807
euvd windows_10_version_22h2 fix: 10.0.19044.7807
euvd windows_11_version_23h2 fix: 10.0.22631.7652
euvd windows_11_version_24h2 fix: 10.0.26100.9711
euvd windows_11_version_25h2 fix: 10.0.26200.9711
euvd windows_11_version_26h1 fix: 10.0.28000.3231
euvd windows_11_version_26h2 fix: 10.0.26300.9711
euvd windows_server_2012 fix: 6.2.9200.26434
euvd windows_server_2012_r2 fix: 6.3.9600.23470
euvd windows_server_2012_r2_server_core_installation fix: 6.3.9600.23470
euvd windows_server_2012_server_core_installation fix: 6.2.9200.26434
euvd windows_server_2016 fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_server_2016_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_server_2019 fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_server_2019_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_server_2022 fix: 10.0.20348.5761
euvd windows_server_2025 fix: 10.0.26100.33650
euvd windows_server_2025_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.26100.33650

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 20 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

RNDIS (Remote Network Driver Interface Specification) is Microsoft's USB-based encapsulation of NDIS/Ethernet traffic, implemented in the Windows USB RNDIS stack (drivers such as rndismp.sys and usb8023.sys) and used for USB tethering, mobile broadband modems, and other USB-attached network adapters. A RNDIS host driver parses attacker-controlled control messages - message headers carrying lengths, offsets, and embedded OID query/set payloads - and marshals them into NDIS requests. The root cause here is CWE-126 (Buffer Over-Read): a length or bounds check is missing or insufficient, so the driver reads past the end of a buffer sized by the peer-supplied data. Because the over-read occurs in kernel mode and the resulting data can be echoed back through driver responses, adjacent kernel memory content can be disclosed to the attacker, which is why confidentiality is rated High (C:H) while integrity and availability remain None. The physical attack vector (AV:P) reflects that the malicious or manipulated RNDIS peripheral must be attached to the target; AC:L, PR:N, and UI:N indicate that once attached, no privilege or interaction barrier stands in the way of the malformed data reaching the vulnerable parsing path. The Microsoft/MSRC advisory (MSRC CVE-2026-83788) and the mirrored EUVD/NVD record (EUVD-2026-99999) both describe this as an information-disclosure issue with a vendor patch available.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.6 MEDIUM

Requires physical device attachment so AV:P; no auth or interaction needed once connected (PR:N/UI:N); buffer over-read discloses memory (C:H) with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 13, 2026 - 20:20 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 13, 2026 - 19:20 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer over-read in Windows RNDIS allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information with a physical attack.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Microsoft Windows desktop and server OS, present in nearly all environments
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Unlikely
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

23
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +23
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

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