CVE-2026-26179

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2026-04-14 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

Double free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (10)

VendorProductVersion
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6936
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6936
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.8246
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.8246
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.8246
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.8246
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.1836
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.1836
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.2274
microsoft windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.32690

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

41 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.44%
Raw Score 0.004400
Percentile 38.2%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00440
2026-10-28
0.00440

Intelligence Sources

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