CVE-2026-70218
Windows StateRepository API Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows StateRepository API 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 StateRepository API Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows StateRepository API allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-70218- 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-1220, CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-99197
7.8
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows StateRepository API allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99197- 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-hgjx-258m-79p3
7.8
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows StateRepository API allows an authorized...
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows StateRepository API allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-hgjx-258m-79p3- 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-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows StateRepository API allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-70218- 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-285, CWE-1220
- 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-2026-70218 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.