CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72926

HighCVSS 7.0
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs

Summary

Use-after-free in Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

Apply the latest Windows security updates that fix this issue.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Use after free in Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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