CVE-2026-122173
HID Parser Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in HID Parser Library 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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HID Parser Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in HID Parser Library allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
- Record
CVE-2026-122173- 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-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122496
Heap-based buffer overflow in HID Parser Library allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122496- 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
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96jv-vwvh-pc4f
Heap-based buffer overflow in HID Parser Library allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate...
Heap-based buffer overflow in HID Parser Library allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
- Record
GHSA-96jv-vwvh-pc4f- 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-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in HID Parser Library allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
- Record
CVE-2026-122173- 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-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-122173 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.