CVE-2026-69685
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
An authorized user could gain higher privileges on the system, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Recommendation
Install the latest security updates for Windows.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows Kerberos
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Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Kerberos. It could allow an attacker to gain higher privileges in a domain.
- CVE-2026-69822High
Numeric truncation error in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-69760High
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kerberos allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- CVE-2026-69744High
Null pointer dereference in Windows Kerberos allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
- CVE-2026-69676High
Authentication bypass by capture-replay in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-62773High
Use after free in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-62766High
Double free in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-62754High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-62752High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-47288High
Integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability in Windows Kerberos. Allows an authorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.
Original NVD description (English source)
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

