CVE-2026-50479

HighCVSS 7.8

Published: 14/07/2026(UTC)Updated: 21/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 22/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.31%

23th percentile - higher than 23% of all known CVEs

A vulnerability in the Windows USB Hub Driver allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges via an untrusted pointer dereference.

An attacker with local access could gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Apply the security update provided by Microsoft for the USB Hub Driver immediately.

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows USB Hub Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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