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CVE-2026-50484

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

7.8 High

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel 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

0.33%Unchanged since Jul 15, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.8

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Record
CVE-2026-50484
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS: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-122
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-44093 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Record
EUVD-2026-44093
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS: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-39h3-xp4v-mc8c 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Record
GHSA-39h3-xp4v-mc8c
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.8

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Record
CVE-2026-50484
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-50484 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, 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.

References

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