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Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Assessment

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity
Critical
CVSS base score
8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
EPSS, next 30 days
Not scored yet
Public exploit code
No Nuclei template lists it
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely
Publicly disclosed
No
Customer action
Required: apply the update
Component
Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave
Weakness
CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference
Issued by
Microsoft
Published
13 Oct 2026 · October 2026
Last revised
13 Oct 2026
CVSS 3.1 base metricsRed raises the risk · green lowers it
Attack vector
LocalAV:L
Attack complexity
LowAC:L
Privileges required
LowPR:L
User interaction
NoneUI:N
Scope
ChangedS:C
Confidentiality
HighC:H
Integrity
HighI:H
Availability
HighA:H

Updates that fix it

1 KB
KBTypeRestartApplies toOther CVEs
KB5126651 Security UpdateRequiredWindows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2019 and 1 moreAll CVEs in KB5126651

Affected products

Windows

What changed

First observed 14 Oct 2026

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