CVE-2026-85323
Microsoft — Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) Spoofing Vulnerability
Patch Tuesday
What EVULNABLE says
An EPSS probability of 0.005, and CVSS base score 6.8.
Monitor
The priority band answers “how soon”, not “how bad” — see Methodology for what it weighs and where it abstains.
The evidence behind it
| Measure | Value | Source | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS base score | 6.8 | — | How severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. |
| FIRST EPSS | 0.005 (40.9th pctl) | FIRST | FIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. |
| Actively exploited | Not confirmed | Patch Tuesday | Whether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. |
| Fixed in | windows 10 1607: update to 10.0.14393.9612 or later | windows 10 1809: update to 10.0.17763.9376 or later | windows server 2016: update to 10.0.14393.9612 or later | windows server 2019: update to 10.0.17763.9376 or later | windows server 2022: update to 10.0.20348.5761 or later | windows server 2025: update to 10.0.26100.33650 or later | NVD | The version(s) the vendor has published as fixed, where NVD records one. |
| Public exploit module | None known | Metasploit | Module existing is not the same as active exploitation. |
| EUVD cross-reference | Listed | ENISA EUVD | ENISA's own vulnerability database entry for this CVE, where one exists. |
Impacted software or hardware
- windows 10 1607 Operating system — < 10.0.14393.9612
- windows 10 1809 Operating system — < 10.0.17763.9376
- windows server 2012 Operating system — r2
- windows server 2016 Operating system — < 10.0.14393.9612
- windows server 2019 Operating system — < 10.0.17763.9376
- windows server 2022 Operating system — < 10.0.20348.5761
- windows server 2025 Operating system — < 10.0.26100.33650
Fixed versions: windows 10 1607: update to 10.0.14393.9612 or later | windows 10 1809: update to 10.0.17763.9376 or later | windows server 2016: update to 10.0.14393.9612 or later | windows server 2019: update to 10.0.17763.9376 or later | windows server 2022: update to 10.0.20348.5761 or later | windows server 2025: update to 10.0.26100.33650 or later
Remediation: Apply the vendor patch or guidance: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85323
Remediation basis: External remediation intelligence
ENISA EUVD also lists this CVE at CVSS 6.8 (v3.1), assigned by microsoft. Source: euvd.enisa.europa.eu.
2 days recorded, 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-15
0.49% as of 2026-10-15 (40.9th percentile). FIRST EPSS, recorded daily since this page started tracking it.
2026-10-14
2026-10-15
The primary records
This page is an opinion about urgency. Where it and a source of record disagree, the source of record is the record.
Where this sits
CVE-2026-85323 is one of the entries ranked on the priority feed and in this month's Microsoft release.