CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-62779

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs

Summary

Use after free in Windows Schannel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain elevated privileges, potentially compromising communication security and the system.

Recommendation

Install the latest security updates from Microsoft for Windows.

Original NVD description (English source)

Use after free in Windows Schannel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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