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Windows Storage Port Driver CVE-2026-72937

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73348 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-pm73-3vjf-jmpq
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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5.5 MEDIUM

Local access with low privilege confirmed by driver IOCTL model; read-only impact yields C:H, I:N, A:N with no scope change.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Metadata Corrected
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:40 vuln.today
tag: Microsoft added
Metadata Corrected
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:40 vuln.today
tag: Buffer Overflow removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:06 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:20 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Out-of-bounds read in Storage Port Driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in the Windows Storage Port Driver allows a low-privileged local attacker to disclose kernel memory contents on a wide range of Windows client and server releases. The driver mishandles a crafted request, reading beyond an allocated buffer boundary (CWE-125), exposing high-confidentiality data such as kernel addresses or sensitive in-memory data. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires an authenticated local session on the target Windows system with at least low-privilege (standard user) rights - confirmed by CVSS PR:L and AV:L. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 5.5 (medium) score accurately reflects the constrained exploitation conditions: the attacker must already have local, authenticated access (PR:L, AV:L), limiting remote exploitation paths. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation The primary fix is to apply Microsoft's security update for the affected Windows version via Windows Update or WSRC. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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