Mar 2026: Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-25170 Published on March 10, 2026
Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness Type
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-2026-25170 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-25170
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3:- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.6783 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.6783 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.8037 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.8037 is affected.
- Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.1719 is affected.
- Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.1719 is affected.
- Version 10.0.20348.0 and below 10.0.20348.4893 is affected.
- Version 10.0.25398.0 and below 10.0.25398.2207 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.32522 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.32522 is affected.