Windows
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First CVE: Aug 1, 1997 · Active for 28 years
10,117
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 100% of tracked products
389.1
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 100% of tracked products
7.6
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 60% of tracked products
0.9%
KEV Rate
Higher KEV Rate than 96% of tracked products
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Windows over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Aug 1, 1997
28 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 17, 2026
7 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Windows10,117 CVEs
27%
62%
9%
All CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local3,942 (39.0%)
Network4,688 (46.3%)
Unknown1,388 (13.7%)
Physical34 (0.3%)
Adjacent Network65 (0.6%)
Attack Complexity
Low8,224 (81.3%)
High505 (5.0%)
Unknown1,388 (13.7%)
User Interaction
None3,243 (32.1%)
Unknown1,388 (13.7%)
Required5,486 (54.2%)
Privileges Required
Low1,558 (15.4%)
High187 (1.8%)
None6,984 (69.0%)
Unknown1,388 (13.7%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10117 CVEs).
10,117 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2024-4577CRITICAL In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.29, 8.2.* before 8.2.20, 8.3.* before 8.3.8, when using Apache and PHP-CGI on Windows, if the system is set up to use certain code pages, Windows m | Jun 9, 2024 | 9.8 | 99 | YES | YES |
CVE-2025-34028CRITICAL The Commvault Command Center Innovation Release allows an unauthenticated actor to upload ZIP files that represent install packages that, when expanded by the target server, are vu | Apr 22, 2025 | 10.0 | 98 | YES | YES |
CVE-2022-47986CRITICAL IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw. By sending a special | Feb 17, 2023 | 9.8 | 98 | YES | YES |
CVE-2017-12615HIGH When running Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.79 on Windows with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g. via setting the readonly initialisation parameter of the Default to false) it was possible to upl | Sep 19, 2017 | 8.1 | 98 | YES | YES |
CVE-2015-5122CRITICAL Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.302 on Windows and OS X, 14.x through 1 | Jul 14, 2015 | 9.8 | 98 | YES | YES |
CVE-2015-5119CRITICAL Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.0.0.194 on Windows | Jul 8, 2015 | 9.8 | 98 | YES | YES |
CVE-2015-3113CRITICAL Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attack | Jun 23, 2015 | 9.8 | 98 | YES | YES |
CVE-2015-0313CRITICAL Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.305 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.442 on Linux allows remote atta | Feb 2, 2015 | 9.8 | 98 | YES | YES |
CVE-2014-0497CRITICAL Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote atta | Feb 5, 2014 | 9.8 | 98 | YES | YES |
CVE-2011-2462CRITICAL Unspecified vulnerability in the U3D component in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.1.1 and earlier on Windows and Mac OS X, and Adobe Reader 9.x through 9.4.6 on UNIX, allows remote att | Dec 7, 2011 | 9.8 | 98 | YES | YES |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10117 CVEs).
CISA KEV
93 CVEs
0.9% of CVEs· 96th percentile
Metasploit
76 CVEs
0.8% of CVEs· 96th percentile
Nuclei
21 CVEs
0.2% of CVEs· 96th percentile
ExploitDB
392 CVEs
3.9% of CVEs· 88th percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10117 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10117 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Windows
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xp | 1 | 9.3 | 59.1% | 0 | 1 |
| server_2003 | 2 | 8.2 | 48.8% | 0 | 2 |
| 2003_server | 2 | 9.3 | 42.0% | 0 | 1 |