CVE-2026-69501

Published: Sep 8, 2026Modified: Sep 14, 2026

7.0

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.9

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

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

Affected (16)

Products: Microsoft: Windows 10 21h2, Windows 10 22h2, Windows 11 23h2, Windows 11 24h2, Windows 11 25h2, Windows 11 26h1, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025

8 products

Windows 10 21h2

Windows 10 22h2

Windows 11 23h2

Windows 11 24h2

Windows 11 25h2

Windows 11 26h1

Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2025

Configuration A

16 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2	version < 10.0.19044.7725
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2	version < 10.0.19044.7725
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2	version < 10.0.19044.7725
Microsoft Windows 10 22h2	version < 10.0.19045.7725
Microsoft Windows 10 22h2	version < 10.0.19045.7725
Microsoft Windows 10 22h2	version < 10.0.19045.7725
Microsoft Windows 11 23h2	version < 10.0.22631.7582
Microsoft Windows 11 23h2	version < 10.0.22631.7582
Microsoft Windows 11 24h2	version < 10.0.26100.9445
Microsoft Windows 11 24h2	version < 10.0.26100.9445
Microsoft Windows 11 25h2	version < 10.0.26200.9445
Microsoft Windows 11 25h2	version < 10.0.26200.9445
Microsoft Windows 11 26h1	version < 10.0.28000.2954
Microsoft Windows 11 26h1	version < 10.0.28000.2954
Microsoft Windows Server 2022	version < 10.0.20348.5622
Microsoft Windows Server 2025	version < 10.0.26100.33438

Related CWEs

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69501

Source: secure@microsoft.com

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