CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-72927
MediumCVSS 6.7Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.26%
17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Winsock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Recommendation
Apply Windows security updates to remediate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Winsock
Original NVD description (English source)
Heap-based buffer overflow in Winsock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.