CVE-2026-70096
Windows Rich Text Edit Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
At a glance
- Severity
- CRITICAL 9.8
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.09 % · percentile 65 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- microsoft
- NVD status
- Undergoing Analysis
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Rich Text Edit Control allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secure@microsoft.com (Secondary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-99161
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-70096
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1314 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1312 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Office · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
References
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |