Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-70232

Vulnerability identifier: #VU154661

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-2026-70232

CWE-ID: CWE-497

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose one byte of kernel memory.

The vulnerability exists due to exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in the Windows kernel when exploited locally. A local user can exploit this weakness to disclose one byte of kernel memory.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.7807, 10 1607 10.0.14393.9612, 10 1809 10.0.17763.9376, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.7652, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9711, 11 25H2 10.0.26200.9711, 11 26H1 10.0.28000.3231
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2012 R2 6.3.9600.23470, 2012 6.2.9200.26434, 2016 10.0.14393.9612, 2019 10.0.17763.9376, 2022 10.0.20348.5761, 2025 10.0.26100.33650

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2026-70232

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows