Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Timeline

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1. Oct 13, 2026 · CIRCL Vulnerability Lookup

   Detected

   Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

2. Oct 15, 2026 · CIRCL Vulnerability Lookup

   Updated

   Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected

• vendor Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1version unspecified

Sources

• CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97803

  Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

  vulnerability.circl.lu
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97803

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org

References

• Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability · msrc.microsoft.com