CVE-2026-69682CWE-362CWE-416

CVE-2026-69682

High · published September 8, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Use after free in Windows Host Guardian Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00202 · 9.6th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition'); CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2026-09-08T22:19Z
Affected products (19)
ProductVersionsFixed in
microsoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.924510.0.17763.9245
microsoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.924510.0.17763.9245
microsoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.772510.0.19044.7725
microsoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.772510.0.19044.7725
microsoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.772510.0.19044.7725
microsoft/windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.772510.0.19045.7725
microsoft/windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.772510.0.19045.7725
microsoft/windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.772510.0.19045.7725
microsoft/windows_11_23h2< 10.0.22631.758210.0.22631.7582
microsoft/windows_11_23h2< 10.0.22631.758210.0.22631.7582
microsoft/windows_11_24h2< 10.0.26100.944510.0.26100.9445
microsoft/windows_11_24h2< 10.0.26100.944510.0.26100.9445
microsoft/windows_11_25h2< 10.0.26200.944510.0.26200.9445
microsoft/windows_11_25h2< 10.0.26200.944510.0.26200.9445
microsoft/windows_11_26h1< 10.0.28000.295410.0.28000.2954
microsoft/windows_11_26h1< 10.0.28000.295410.0.28000.2954
microsoft/windows_server_2019< 10.0.17763.924510.0.17763.9245
microsoft/windows_server_2022< 10.0.20348.562210.0.20348.5622
microsoft/windows_server_2025< 10.0.26100.3343810.0.26100.33438
References (1)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69682 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 SEP 03:17Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 08 SEP 17:16Z
    Windows Host Guardian Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5