CVE-2026-40408

HIGH EPSS 21.4%
Published May 12, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 12, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
21.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 25

VendorProductVersionRange
microsoftwindows_10_1607* <10.0.14393.9140
microsoftwindows_10_1607* <10.0.14393.9140
microsoftwindows_10_1809* <10.0.17763.8755
microsoftwindows_10_1809* <10.0.17763.8755
microsoftwindows_10_21h2* <10.0.19044.7291
microsoftwindows_10_21h2* <10.0.19044.7291
microsoftwindows_10_21h2* <10.0.19044.7291
microsoftwindows_10_22h2* <10.0.19045.7291
microsoftwindows_10_22h2* <10.0.19045.7291
microsoftwindows_10_22h2* <10.0.19045.7291
microsoftwindows_11_23h2* <10.0.22631.7079
microsoftwindows_11_23h2* <10.0.22631.7079
microsoftwindows_11_24h2* <10.0.26100.8390
microsoftwindows_11_24h2* <10.0.26100.8390
microsoftwindows_11_25h2* <10.0.26200.8390
microsoftwindows_11_25h2* <10.0.26200.8390
microsoftwindows_11_26h1* <10.0.28000.2113
microsoftwindows_11_26h1* <10.0.28000.2113
microsoftwindows_server_2012*any
microsoftwindows_server_2012r2any
microsoftwindows_server_2016* <10.0.14393.9140
microsoftwindows_server_2019* <10.0.17763.8755
microsoftwindows_server_2022* <10.0.20348.5074
microsoftwindows_server_2022_23h2* <10.0.25398.2330
microsoftwindows_server_2025* <10.0.26100.32772

References 1

  • msrc.microsoft.com https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40408
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

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