CVE-2026-26169
Windows Kernel Memory Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Buffer over-read in Windows Kernel Memory allows an authorized attacker to disclose information 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
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Kernel Memory Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Buffer over-read in Windows Kernel Memory allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-26169- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-126
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-22400
Buffer over-read in Windows Kernel Memory allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-22400- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjmm-j3p2-hmvf
Buffer over-read in Windows Kernel Memory allows an authorized attacker to disclose information...
Buffer over-read in Windows Kernel Memory allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
GHSA-vjmm-j3p2-hmvf- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-126
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Buffer over-read in Windows Kernel Memory allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-26169- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-126
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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 server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
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- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 26h1
- microsoft windows server 2022 23h2
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-2026-26169 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, published April 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.