May 2026: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-40369 Published on May 12, 2026
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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-2026-40369
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2:- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.8457 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.8457 is affected.
- Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.2113 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.32860 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.32860 is affected.