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CVE-2024-26236: Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-04-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-591

Description

Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.830 — fixed in 10.0.25398.830
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.830 — fixed in 10.0.25398.830

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.830; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.830. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26236
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26236

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