CVE-2026-50315
Windows Image Acquisition Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Null pointer dereference in Windows Image Acquisition 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.8
Windows Image Acquisition Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Null pointer dereference in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-50315- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
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 - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-43882
7.8
Null pointer dereference in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-43882- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9g3-hj99-cjrw
7.8
Null pointer dereference in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Null pointer dereference in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-w9g3-hj99-cjrw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
Null pointer dereference in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-50315- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- 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-2026-50315 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published July 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.