Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Microsoft Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2 and 26H1 are affected by a use-after-free flaw in the Win32k component, with fixed builds 10.0.26100.9445, 10.0.26200.9445 and 10.0.28000.2954 respectively. An attacker who already has an authorized local account can exploit it to elevate privileges on the system. Upgrade to the fixed build for your version of Windows 11. The source gives no workaround.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | CNA (microsoft) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0026, the 18th percentile, on 12 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 8 Sept 2026, 17:11 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
- 31 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTC First seen by agentprime