CVE-2026-50393
HighCVSS 7.0Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs
Summary
Use after free in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
An authorized attacker can elevate privileges locally, potentially leading to full system compromise or access to sensitive data.
Recommendation
Install the latest Windows security update and implement protections against use-after-free vulnerabilities in 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.
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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)
Use after free in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS