CZ Warns of High-Severity Microsoft Paint Flaw, Urges OS Update

Cointime update: Binance founder CZ on Nov. 7 shared a security warning on X about a high-severity Microsoft Paint vulnerability, saying applications cannot protect users from operating-system flaws and urging immediate OS updates. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-83844 with a CVSS score of 8.1, affects Microsoft Paint versions below 11.2605.91.0 and is an out-of-bounds read that could let unauthenticated attackers execute malicious code remotely. Microsoft has released a patch, and no active exploitation has been confirmed.