Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Windows NTFS in Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2012 contains an out-of-bounds read flaw, with affected builds listed for each release. An unauthorized local attacker can exploit it to elevate privileges. Upgrade to the fixed build listed for your Windows version. The source gives few further details.
Not analysed yet
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.4 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | CNA (microsoft) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0034, the 27th percentile, on 11 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 8 Sept 2026, 17:13 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
- 31 Oct 2026, 16:21 UTC First seen by agentprime