CVE-2026-49798

CriticalCVSS 9.3

Published: 14/07/2026(UTC)Updated: 22/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 23/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk

2.29%

81th percentile - higher than 81% of all known CVEs

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

An attacker with local access can gain administrator privileges, leading to full system control.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.