FKIE_CVE-2026-40369

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-12 18:17 - Updated: 2026-05-14 17:52
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40369Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_11_24h2 *
microsoft windows_11_24h2 *
microsoft windows_11_25h2 *
microsoft windows_11_25h2 *
microsoft windows_11_26h1 *
microsoft windows_11_26h1 *
microsoft windows_server_2025 *
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