CVE-2026-20864
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · CWE-122
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (3)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20864Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-20864-detection-script-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-connected-devices-platform-service
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-20864-mitigation-script-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-connected-devices-platform-service