CVE-2026-69611

Use after free in Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Base score7.0/ 10

SeverityHighCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityHigh

Attack vectorLocalAV

Attack complexityHighAC

Privileges requiredLowPR

User interactionNoneUI

ScopeUnchangedS

Confidentiality impactHighC

Integrity impactHighI

Availability impactHighA

Exploit maturityUnprovenE

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.

Record context

CVE Numbering Authoritymicrosoft

Last updatedOct 30, 2026 21:54:29 UTC

PublishedSep 8, 2026 17:16:05 UTC

ReservedAug 3, 2026 21:21:00 UTC