Buffer over-read in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-62746

 

Buffer over-read in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-62746

Published: August 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU141760
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-62746
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer over-read in Windows Win32K when processing crafted local input. A local user can trigger the over-read to disclose sensitive information.

Successful exploitation could leak one byte of kernel memory.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2026-62746

Install security update from vendor's website.

Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.7663, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.7663, 10 1607 10.0.14393.9418, 10 1809 10.0.17763.9115, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.7517, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9106, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9168, 11 25H2 10.0.26200.9168, 11 26H1 10.0.28000.2704
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2012 R2 6.3.9600.23337, 2012 6.2.9200.26279, 2016 10.0.14393.9418, 2019 10.0.17763.9115, 2022 10.0.20348.5440, 2022 10.0.20348.5499, 2025 10.0.26100.33222, 2025 10.0.26100.33296

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