CVE-2026-85850
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Release of invalid pointer or reference 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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Release of invalid pointer or reference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-85850- 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-763
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-99554
Release of invalid pointer or reference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99554- 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-w77p-r8h7-vhqg
Release of invalid pointer or reference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to...
Release of invalid pointer or reference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-w77p-r8h7-vhqg- 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-763
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Release of invalid pointer or reference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-85850- 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-763
- 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-2026-85850 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26h1, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.