CVE-2026-83637
Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers 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
Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-83637- 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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-99929
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99929- 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
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxcx-j7p6-8667
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-hxcx-j7p6-8667- 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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-83637- 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-125
- 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 server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-83637 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.