Feb 2026: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-21245 Published on February 10, 2026
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness Type
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
Products Associated with CVE-2026-21245
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2:- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.7840 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.7840 is affected.
- Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.1575 is affected.
- Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.1575 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.32370 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.32370 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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