Windows Operating Systems Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.29% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.17763.9020; Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 10.0.17763.9020; Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.19044.7548.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.17763.9020; Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 10.0.17763.9020; Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.19044.7548 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Improper access control in Windows Operating Systems allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Published
- Jul 14, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 21th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-284
Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · microsoft
- 7.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
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
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1809 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809 |
| microsoft | windows 10 21h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2 |
| microsoft | windows 10 22h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 24h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 25h2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 26h1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2019 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019 |
| microsoft | windows server 2022 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022 |
| microsoft | windows server 2025 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft windows server 2019before 10.0.17763.9020
- microsoft windows server 2022before 10.0.20348.5386
- microsoft windows server 2025before 10.0.26100.33158
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.9020affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
- 10.0.19044.0 and later · before 10.0.19044.7548affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
- 10.0.19045.0 and later · before 10.0.19045.7548affected
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
- 10.0.26100.0 and later · before 10.0.26100.8875affected
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2
- 10.0.26200.0 and later · before 10.0.26200.8875affected
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1
- 10.0.28000.0 and later · before 10.0.28000.2525affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.9020affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.9020affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- 10.0.20348.0 and later · before 10.0.20348.5386affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2025
- 10.0.26100.0 and later · before 10.0.26100.33158affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
- 10.0.26100.0 and later · before 10.0.26100.33158affected
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.17763.9020 · KB5099538 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.17763.9020 · KB5099538 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.19044.7548 · KB5099539 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.19044.7548 · KB5099539 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.19044.7548 · KB5099539 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.19045.7548 · KB5099539 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.19045.7548 · KB5099539 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.19045.7548 · KB5099539 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.26100.8875 · KB5101650 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.26100.8875 · KB5101650 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.26200.8875 · KB5101650 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.26200.8875 · KB5101650 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.28000.2525 · KB5101649 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.28000.2525 · KB5101649 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.9020 · KB5099538 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.9020 · KB5099538 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.20348.5386 · KB5099540 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2025 | 10.0.26100.33158 · KB5099536 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.26100.33158 · KB5099536 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
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- CVE-2025-59199273 days apartSoftware Protection Platform (SPP) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability32Monitor
- CVE-2026-503730 days apartWindows Search Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2026-570880 days apartExtensible Storage Engine (ESENT) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2026-6577328 days apartWindows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2026-24290126 days apartWindows Projected File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability31Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-284 · Improper Access ControlCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Embedding Scripts within ScriptsCAPEC-19likelihood: High · High
- Malicious Logic InsertionCAPEC-441likelihood: Medium · High
- Modification of Windows Service ConfigurationCAPEC-478likelihood: Low · High
- Malicious Root CertificateCAPEC-479likelihood: Low · Low
- Intent SpoofCAPEC-502
- WebView ExposureCAPEC-503
- Data Injected During ConfigurationCAPEC-536likelihood: Low · High
- Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant EnvironmentCAPEC-546likelihood: Low · Medium
ATT&CK techniques
- RootkitT1014
- Obfuscated Files or Information: Embedded PayloadsT1027.009
- Boot or Logon Initialization ScriptsT1037
- Taint shared contentT1080
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLLT1505.005
- Pre-OS Boot:BootkitT1542.003
- Create or Modify System ProcessT1543
- Create or Modify System Process: Launch AgentT1543.001
- Create or Modify System Process:Windows ServiceT1543.003
- Create or Modify System Process: Launch DaemonT1543.004
- Event Triggered Execution:Change Default File AssociationT1546.001
- Event Triggered Execution:.bash_profile and .bashrcT1546.004
- Event Triggered Execution: Accessibility FeaturesT1546.008
- Event Triggered Execution: Installer PackagesT1546.016
- Boot or Logon Autostart ExecutionT1547
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution:Kernel Modules and ExtensionsT1547.006
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.