CVE-2024-26182 — Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.8

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

More Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Mar 12 2024

Last Updated Mar 12 2024

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.05617 — 0.91931 percentile

NVD CVSS 7.8 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 6.8

EPSS Score

0.05617

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.91931 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

15 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems	`5035855 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	`5035855 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	`5035849 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems	`5035849 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`5035849 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems	`5035845 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5035845 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	`5035845 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems	`5035845 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5035845 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5035845 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016	`5035855 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`5035855 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5035849 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5035849 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

3 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5035855`	Security Update	Yes
`5035849`	Security Update	Yes
`5035845`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Google Project Zero

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD