CVE-2026-103578
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
- Record
CVE-2026-103578- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-100391
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100391- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v64-63h6-2f9m
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate...
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
- Record
GHSA-9v64-63h6-2f9m- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
- Record
CVE-2026-103578- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-103578 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26h1, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.