CVE-2026-45638High· 7.8▾ TwilightHeap-based buffer overflow in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 42.9 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Last analysed / modified upstream
0.3%
0.3% → 0.3%
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
windows_10_version_1607 >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9234windows_10_version_1809 >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.8880windows_10_version_21h2 >= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.7417windows_10_version_22h2 >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.7417windows_11_version_23h2 >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7219windows_11_version_23h2 >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7219windows_11_version_24h2 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.8655windows_11_version_25h2 >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.8655windows_11_version_26h1 >= 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.2269windows_server_2012 >= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.26132windows_server_2012_server_core_installation >= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.26132windows_server_2012_r2 >= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.23228windows_server_2012_r2_server_core_installation >= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.23228windows_server_2016 >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9234windows_server_2016_server_core_installation >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9234windows_server_2019 >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.8880windows_server_2019_server_core_installation >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.8880windows_server_2022 >= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.5256windows_server_2025 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.32995windows_server_2025_server_core_installation >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.32995Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
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