CVE-2026-105729
SysInternals Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted pointer dereference in SysInternals allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SysInternals Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted pointer dereference in SysInternals allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-105729- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-100326
Untrusted pointer dereference in SysInternals allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100326- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vrjv-xmc7-wf6p
Untrusted pointer dereference in SysInternals allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...
Untrusted pointer dereference in SysInternals allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-vrjv-xmc7-wf6p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Untrusted pointer dereference in SysInternals allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-105729- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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-2026-105729 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Microsoft Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.