Feb 2026: Windows HTTP.sys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-21232 Published on February 10, 2026

Windows HTTP.sys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows HTTP.sys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Type

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

The program obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-21232

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Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2: Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H1: Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2025: Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation):

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.02%
Percentile
5.72%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.