Microsoft's Paint "RCE" advisory baffles researchers: network-triggered with no user interaction?
cyb3rops · x · 2026-11-06
Security researcher cyb3rops questions Microsoft's Paint RCE advisory. It lists AV:N / UI:N (network vector, no user interaction) and describes sending a crafted packet to an "affected service" — but which service, and how does a packet reach Paint to trigger code execution? He suspects an advisory error, sparking debate over Microsoft vs FIRST definitions of RCE.
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