CVE-2026-62737

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected

Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 24H2 · Windows 11 Version 25H2 · Windows 11 version 26H1 · Windows Server 2025 · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

CVSS v3.1 MICROSOFT

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 25th percentile

Published

2026-08-11

Updated

2026-10-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• loanvui/CVE-2026-627373★ · 2026-08-18

Security advisories

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62737

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry