CVE-2026-54997
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk23th percentile - higher than 23% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in Windows SMB allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally by using an uninitialized resource.
Risk Assessment
An attacker with local access may read sensitive data from system memory, leading to information disclosure.
Recommendation
Apply the security update from Microsoft for Windows that addresses this vulnerability.
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Vulnerability in Windows SMB allows elevation of privilege. An attacker could exploit this flaw to gain higher privileges on the system.
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- CVE-2021-36960High
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- CVE-2021-33783Medium
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Original NVD description (English source)
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows SMB allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.