CVE-2026-45600
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs
Summary
Type confusion vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could access critical system resources and elevate their privileges.
Recommendation
Apply security patches from Microsoft for kernel-mode drivers.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers
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Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-96849Medium
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- CVE-2026-96247Medium
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- CVE-2026-85871High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-85857Medium
Insertion of sensitive information into log files in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- CVE-2026-83837High
Improper access control in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-83834High
Use after free in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-83637High
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-83568High
Improper access control in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-69971Medium
Incorrect authorization in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Original NVD description (English source)
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS