CVE-2026-45636
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk34th percentile - higher than 34% of all known CVEs
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows NTFS driver. An unauthorized attacker can execute code locally, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system compromise.
Risk Assessment
The risk is local code execution by an attacker, potentially resulting in full compromise of the Windows system.
Recommendation
Apply the security update from Microsoft that fixes this vulnerability in the NTFS driver.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.