CVE-2026-85836

Published: Oct 13, 2026Modified: Oct 16, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected (9)

Products: Microsoft: Windows 11 24h2, Windows 11 25h2, Windows 11 26h1, Windows 11 26h2, Windows Server 2025

5 products

Windows 11 24h2

Windows 11 25h2

Windows 11 26h1

Windows 11 26h2

Windows Server 2025

Configuration A

9 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 11 24h2	version < 10.0.26100.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 24h2	version < 10.0.26100.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 25h2	version < 10.0.26200.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 25h2	version < 10.0.26200.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 26h1	version < 10.0.28000.3231
Microsoft Windows 11 26h1	version < 10.0.28000.3231
Microsoft Windows 11 26h2	version < 10.0.26300.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 26h2	version < 10.0.26300.9711
Microsoft Windows Server 2025	version < 10.0.26100.33650

Related CWEs

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85836

Source: secure@microsoft.com

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