CVE-2026-83736
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · CWE-122
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83736 ↗