CVE-2026-68880
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-68880- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-197
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-73407
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-73407- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8m5p-242c-cv48
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-8m5p-242c-cv48- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-68880- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-197
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft office 365 for mac
- microsoft office for android
- microsoft office ltsc for mac 2021
- microsoft office ltsc for mac 2024
- 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
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-2026-68880 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Microsoft Office 365 For Mac, published September 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.