CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-88098

HighCVSS 7.0
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability in the Windows Security Support Provider Interface. An authorized attacker can elevate privileges locally.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with valid credentials can exploit this to escalate privileges locally, gaining access to resources requiring higher privileges.

Recommendation

Apply the latest Microsoft security updates for Windows and restrict local access to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Security Support Provider Interface allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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