CVE-2026-78451

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

6.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 0.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Windows SCSI Class System File allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.

Related CWEs

CWE-822

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-2026-78451

Source: secure@microsoft.com

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