CVE-2026-65773

high

Assigned by CNA: microsoft

Published 2026-08-11 · Modified 2026-08-11

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CVSS v3

7.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4 NEW

—

not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.8

Description

Improper access control in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65773

CWEs

CWE-284

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.