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Xbox Windows Component CVE-2026-78455

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73806 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-g6jj-w8j5-9jjr
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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4.3 MEDIUM

Physical access required (AV:P), no privileges needed (PR:N), user interaction required (UI:R); impact is read-only memory disclosure (C:H, I:N, A:N).

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

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

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

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4
Metadata Corrected
Sep 08, 2026 - 23:40 vuln.today
tag: Buffer Overflow removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 08, 2026 - 22:52 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:20 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Out-of-bounds read in Xbox allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information with a physical attack.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in the Xbox component on Windows allows a physically-present attacker to disclose sensitive memory contents. Affecting a wide range of Windows 10 and Windows 11 builds (plus Windows Server 2016/2019), the flaw is triggered via a physical interaction, yielding high confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability consequence. …

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Exploitation Physical access to the target machine is required - the CVSS AV:P vector is the primary limiting condition, making remote exploitation impossible. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Real-world risk is moderate-to-low despite the CVSS 4.3 score, primarily because AV:P constrains exploitation to actors with physical device access - a scenario that already implies a serious security perimeter breach. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the Microsoft-released cumulative updates that bring affected builds to or above the patched thresholds: Windows 10 1607/Server 2016 to 10.0.14393.9512 or later, Windows 10 1809/Server 2019 to 10.0.17763.9245 or later, Windows 10 21H2 to 10.0.19044.7725 or later, Windows 10 22H2 to 10.0.19045.7725 or later, and Windows 11 23H2/24H2/25H2/26H1 to their respective patched builds. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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