CVE-2026-83791
Windows Virtual Input Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Windows Virtual Input 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 Virtual Input Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Windows Virtual Input allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-83791- 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-283
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-100002
Improper authorization in Windows Virtual Input allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100002- 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-m58p-8vxv-4x45
Improper authorization in Windows Virtual Input allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Improper authorization in Windows Virtual Input allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-m58p-8vxv-4x45- 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-283
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper authorization in Windows Virtual Input allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-83791- 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-283
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows 10 1809
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-2026-83791 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.