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Windows Win32K CVE-2026-69689

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73032 HIGH
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-h3w5-39hq-x8c2
8.0
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
8.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.0 HIGH

Low-privilege network attacker with required user interaction aligns with remote content-delivery trigger; full-triad impact reflects kernel-level privilege escalation to SYSTEM.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 00:34 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:19 nvd
HIGH 8.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Out-of-bounds read in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

AnalysisAI

Privilege escalation via a stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows Win32K kernel subsystem affects Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019/2022/2025 across a wide range of release builds. A low-privilege network attacker who induces victim user interaction can achieve full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the targeted system, consistent with elevation to SYSTEM-level access. …

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Exploitation The attacker must hold a low-privilege account (or be able to deliver content to a victim who holds one) and must induce that victim user to perform an action that causes Win32K to process attacker-controlled input - such as opening a crafted file, visiting a malicious web page, or interacting with a specially constructed UI element. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 8.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) positions this as a meaningful but not trivially weaponized threat. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Apply the Microsoft-released Patch Tuesday updates targeting the specific fixed builds documented in EUVD-2026-73032 and the MSRC advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69689. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, conduct an inventory of all Windows 10, 11, and Server 2019/2022/2025 systems across your organization to determine total exposure. …

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