Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-88219
Published: October 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU155400
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-88219
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a client system.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference in RPC Runtime when processing a malicious server's response. A remote attacker can host a malicious server and convince a user to connect to it from an affected client to execute arbitrary code on the client system.
The advisory also states that exploitation requires a user to open a specially crafted file supplied by the attacker.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2026-88219
Install security update from vendor's website.
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
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