Nov 2026: Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-122170 Published on November 10, 2026
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability Analysis
Weakness Types
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2026-122170 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?
The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
CVE-2026-122170 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-122170
Want to know whenever a new CVE is published for Microsoft products? stack.watch will email you.
