Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-73013 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-73013 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-73013?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 8 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows Imaging Component.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-73013?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-73013 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-73013?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Imaging Component. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Imaging Component, allowing remote code execution. The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without requiring user authentication or interaction, making it a critical network-reachable attack vector. An attacker can craft malicious image data that, when processed by the component, triggers the buffer overflow and achieves arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the process handling the image. A patch is available from Microsoft.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Imaging Component
Timeline
- 2026-09-08: disclosed