Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-61360

 

Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-61360

Published: August 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU141889
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-2026-61360
CWE-ID: CWE-822
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 untrusted pointer dereference in Windows GDI when processing crafted local input. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to disclose sensitive information.

A successful exploit could leak one byte of kernel memory.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2026-61360

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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