Vulnerability surveillanceVol. 2026No. 45Updated 7 November 2026 Sources: NVD · CISA KEV · EPSS

Nimstead Pulse

Snapshot Source dates & coverage
NVD
Feed 7 Nov 2026. Publication and severity; recent records may be incomplete.
CISA KEV
Released 6 Nov 2026. Confirmed exploitation; absence does not establish safety.
FIRST EPSS
Scored 7 Nov 2026. Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, not severity.

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Vendors and weaknesses

Microsoft had the most CVEs added to KEV from Dec 2021 to Nov 2026 (309), ahead of Cisco (90). The most common weakness across all KEV listings in the period is Out-of-bounds write (119).

Where CVEs come from, and the classes of mistake behind them. Select a vendor for its products and exploited CVEs.

Period · shared across tabs Dec 2021 – Nov 2026 · 60 months

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CVE counts: calendar years 2021–2026 (latest year so far). KEV listings: Dec 2021–Nov 2026. Vendor details: all time, independent of this period.

Figure 13. Vendors with the most exploited CVEs

CVEs published 2021–2026. Exploited counts KEV listings added Dec 2021 to Nov 2026. Trend shows the last 10 years.

#NameCVEs 21–26 KEV in period10-year trend
1 9,708 309
2 2,156 90
3 4,158 77
4 3,902 71
5 10,720 68
6 6,126 38
7 448 30
8 2,524 29
9 914 29
10 1,459 26
11 550 26
12 18,934 19
13 1,323 14
14 529 12
15 1,503 10
16 1,817 9
17 1,799 9
18 633 9
19 145 9
20 735 8

Figure 14. The weaknesses behind the most exploited CVEs

CWE types; CVEs published 2021–2026. Exploited counts KEV listings added Dec 2021 to Nov 2026.

#NameCVEs 21–26 KEV in period10-year trend
1 Out-of-bounds writeCWE-787 10,265 119
2 OS command injectionCWE-78 4,840 96
3 Use after freeCWE-416 6,865 77
4 Path traversalCWE-22 7,154 70
5 Deserialization of untrusted dataCWE-502 2,828 60
6 Code injectionCWE-94 2,957 58
7 Memory buffer boundsCWE-119 2,701 46
8 Missing authenticationCWE-306 2,570 36
9 Improper authenticationCWE-287 2,638 35
10 Command injectionCWE-77 2,764 33
11 Improper input validationCWE-20 3,956 31
12 SQL injectionCWE-89 13,044 28
13 Cross-site scriptingCWE-79 34,159 27
14 Incorrect authorizationCWE-863 3,599 19
15 Unrestricted file uploadCWE-434 3,326 19
CVEs that NVD marks as having insufficient information or "Other" weakness types are left out. Injection and memory-safety classes top this list.
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