CVE-2026-72945

Published: Sep 8, 2026Modified: Sep 21, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Task Scheduler allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Affected (15)

Products: Microsoft: Windows 10 1607, Windows 10 1809, Windows 10 21h2, Windows 10 22h2, Windows 11 23h2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022

8 products

Windows 10 1607

Windows 10 1809

Windows 10 21h2

Windows 10 22h2

Windows 11 23h2

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2022

Configuration A

15 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1607	version < 10.0.14393.9512
Microsoft Windows 10 1607	version < 10.0.14393.9512
Microsoft Windows 10 1809	version < 10.0.17763.9245
Microsoft Windows 10 1809	version < 10.0.17763.9245
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 Server 2016	version < 10.0.14393.9512
Microsoft Windows Server 2019	version < 10.0.17763.9245
Microsoft Windows Server 2022	version < 10.0.20348.5622

Related CWEs

Use of Uninitialized Resource

The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72945

Source: secure@microsoft.com

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