CVE-2026-40369
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2026-04-11 CVE Reserved
- 2026-05-12 CVE Published
- 2026-05-14 CVE Updated
- 2026-05-15 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40369 | 2026-05-14 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 24h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 24h2" | < 10.0.26100.8390 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 24h2" and version " < 10.0.26100.8390" | arm64 |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 24h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 24h2" | < 10.0.26100.8390 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 24h2" and version " < 10.0.26100.8390" | x64 |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 25h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 25h2" | < 10.0.26200.8390 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 25h2" and version " < 10.0.26200.8390" | arm64 |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 25h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 25h2" | < 10.0.26200.8390 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 25h2" and version " < 10.0.26200.8390" | x64 |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 26h1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 26h1" | < 10.0.28000.2113 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 26h1" and version " < 10.0.28000.2113" | arm64 |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 26h1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 26h1" | < 10.0.28000.2113 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 26h1" and version " < 10.0.28000.2113" | x64 |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2025 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2025" | < 10.0.26100.32772 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2025" and version " < 10.0.26100.32772" | - |
Affected
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