Aug 2026: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: CVE-2026-62780 August 2026

Aug 2026: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-62780 Published on August 11, 2026

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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-2026-62780 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-2026-62780 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2026-62780

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Affected Versions

Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.7517 is affected.

Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.9168 is affected.

Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.9168 is affected.

Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.2704 is affected.