CVE-2026-69301
HighCVSS 8.0Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk54th percentile - higher than 54% of all known CVEs
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Risk Assessment
A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Recommendation
Apply the latest Windows security updates.
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- CVE-2026-24285High
A use after free vulnerability in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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- CVE-2022-41109High
Vulnerability in Windows Win32k allows elevation of privilege. It could be exploited to gain higher privileges on the system.
- CVE-2022-21882HighActively exploited
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
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Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in Windows Win32k. Details are not provided in the description.
- CVE-2021-1732HighActively exploited
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- CVE-2019-1458HighActively exploited
A vulnerability in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory allows elevation of privilege.
- CVE-2019-1132HighActively exploited
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Original NVD description (English source)
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS