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CVE-2026-26179: windows 11 23h2 before 10.0.22631.6936 (exclusive); +12 more affected products

CVE-2026-26179. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00333 (percentile 0.24855), scored 13-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

windows 11 23h2 · before 10.0.22631.6936 (exclusive)
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windows 11 24h2 · before 10.0.26100.8246 (exclusive)
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windows 11 25h2 · before 10.0.26200.8246 (exclusive)
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windows 11 26h1 · before 10.0.28000.1836 (exclusive)
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windows server 2022 23h2 · before 10.0.25398.2274 (exclusive)
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windows server 2025 · before 10.0.26100.32690 (exclusive)
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Windows 11 version 23H2 · 10.0.22631.0 to before 10.0.22631.6936
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Windows 11 Version 24H2 · 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.8246
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Windows 11 Version 25H2 · 10.0.26200.0 to before 10.0.26200.8246
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Windows 11 version 26H1 · 10.0.28000.0 to before 10.0.28000.1836
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Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) · 10.0.25398.0 to before 10.0.25398.2274
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Windows Server 2025 · 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.32690
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Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) · 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.32690
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Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

An authorized attacker can elevate privileges locally. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 15-Oct-2026 01:10 UTC

CWE: CWE-415
CCR priority: 31.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00333 · percentile 0.24855 · 2026-10-13
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 01:07:31.726917+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-26179.html