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CVE-2024-26182: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.6796 — fixed in 10.0.14393.6796
• Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.5576 — fixed in 10.0.17763.5576
• Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.4170 — fixed in 10.0.19044.4170
• Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.4170 — fixed in 10.0.19045.4170
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.6796 — fixed in 10.0.14393.6796
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.5576 — fixed in 10.0.17763.5576
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.6796 — fixed in 10.0.14393.6796
• Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.5576 — fixed in 10.0.17763.5576
• Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.4170 — fixed in 10.0.19044.4170
• Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.4170 — fixed in 10.0.19045.4170
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.6796 — fixed in 10.0.14393.6796
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.5576 — fixed in 10.0.17763.5576

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.6796; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.5576; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.4170; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.4170; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.6796; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.5576; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.6796; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.5576; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.4170; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.4170; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.6796; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.5576. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26182
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26182

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