CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-42910

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs

Summary

Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Windows Hotpatch Monitoring Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could corrupt system memory and gain elevated privileges.

Recommendation

Install Windows security updates for the Hotpatch Monitoring Service.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Out-of-bounds write in Windows Hotpatch Monitoring Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS