Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain local authenticated access
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DeliveryInvoke VBS enclave interface with crafted size
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ExploitTrigger integer overflow into heap buffer overflow
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ExecutionExecute code across enclave trust boundary
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ImpactElevate to compromise VBS-protected context
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Heap buffer bounds checking
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already possess local, authenticated code-execution on the target host (CVSS PR:L, AV:L) and to reach the Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave code path - so VBS must be enabled/in use on the system, which is the limiting factor. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L). The required prerequisite - an existing low-privileged foothold plus a VBS-enabled configuration - is what constrains realistic exploitation; this is a privilege-escalation primitive, not a remote entry point. Patched builds per EUVD must be absent (e.g., below 10.0.26100.33650 on Server 2025, below 10.0.26200.9711 on Windows 11 25H2). |
| Impact | This is a locally-exploitable elevation-of-privilege flaw with a provided CVSS 3.1 vector of AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (base 8.8), meaning low-complexity exploitation by an already-authenticated local user with no user interaction, and a changed scope reflecting that compromise of the VBS enclave crosses a trust boundary into the protected/secure environment. The signals are internally consistent but point to moderate rather than emergency priority: CISA SSVC lists Exploitation as 'none' and Automatable as 'no' while rating Technical Impact as 'total', and the CVE is NOT in CISA KEV, with no public exploit identified at time of analysis - so the high score is driven by impact (full enclave compromise), not by demonstrated real-world exploitation. The AV:L/PR:L combination means an attacker must first obtain code execution as a local authenticated user, which materially limits mass exploitation but makes this a valuable second-stage/privilege-escalation primitive for an attacker who already has a foothold. No EPSS score was supplied in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified here; absence of EPSS/KEV/POC data should be treated as 'unknown', not as evidence of low risk. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has already achieved low-privileged code execution on a Windows host (e.g., via phishing or a compromised standard user account) invokes the vulnerable VBS Enclave interface with crafted input that triggers an integer overflow leading to a heap buffer overflow (CWE-122). Because the CVSS scope is changed (S:C), successful exploitation escapes the normal process boundary and compromises the Virtualization-Based Security enclave, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public proof-of-concept exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and CISA SSVC currently rates exploitation status as 'none'. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Local privilege escalation in the Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authenticated attacker who already holds low-privileged code execution on a VBS-enabled host to cross the enclave trust boundary and gain high-integrity code execution, carrying a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). Patched builds are absent across Windows 10 (1607 through 22H2), Windows 11 (23H2 through 26H2), and Windows Server 2016 through 2025, including Server Core installations. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, with CISA's SSVC assessment recording exploitation as none and automatable as no.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patches are available; update every affected host to at or above the fixed builds listed by Microsoft's update guide and the EUVD entry - for example 10.0.26100.33650 for Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 24H2, 10.0.26200.9711 for Windows 11 25H2, 10.0.26300.9711 for Windows 11 26H2, 10.0.28000.3231 for Windows 11 26H1, 10.0.22631.7652 for Windows 11 23H2, 10.0.20348.5761 for Windows Server 2022, 10.0.17763.9376 for Windows Server 2019, 10.0.14393.9612 for Windows Server 2016, and 10.0.19044.7807 for Windows 10 21H2/22H2. Because the issue is a local, post-foothold privilege-escalation primitive rather than a remote entry point, patching should be combined with restricting interactive and RDP logon on high-value servers to reduce the chance an attacker ever obtains the required local low-privileged context, and with endpoint monitoring for unexpected access to VBS/enclave-related APIs. Where VBS is not operationally required, disabling it (which also turns off Credential Guard and HVCI) removes the vulnerable enclave attack surface, but this is a genuine trade-off: it weakens defenses against credential theft and kernel-level exploitation, so it should be limited to systems with an explicit documented justification and only until patching is completed. Disabling VBS is not a substitute for installing the vendor fix, and no public exploit code exists at time of analysis to validate alternative mitigations.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Virtualization-Based Security on Windows uses the Hyper-V hypervisor to carve out isolated execution environments - VBS enclaves - that host security-sensitive operations such as Credential Guard, HVCI, and protected key material, placing them outside the reach of normal user-mode and even kernel-mode code. The flaw is tracked as CWE-122 (heap-based buffer overflow) and is described as an integer overflow or wraparound, a classic pairing in which an arithmetic miscalculation of a buffer or allocation size inside the enclave handling path produces an undersized heap allocation that is subsequently written past its bounds. The changed-scope metric (S:C) reflects that the vulnerable component - the VBS enclave - is a distinct security boundary from the calling user-mode context, so a successful exploit crosses a trust boundary rather than staying within the same privilege domain. Because the CVSS vector carries AV:L and PR:L, the attacker must already have local access and a valid low-privileged account, and VBS must be enabled or in active use on the target, which is the principal configuration constraint on realistic exploitation.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local vector and prior low-privileged access give AV:L/PR:L; low complexity AC:L; crossing the VBS enclave trust boundary is S:C with total C/I/A impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Executive ViewAI
A high-severity local privilege-escalation flaw in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave affects Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2016 through 2025, including Server Core, allowing an attacker who already has a foothold on a VBS-enabled host to break out of the enclave and operate with high-integrity privileges. Because VBS underpins isolation for credentials, virtualization, and other sensitive workloads on modern Windows endpoints and servers, a successful escalation could let an intruder bypass the very controls leadership relies on to contain a breach. The exposure is broad across the managed Windows estate, and remediation requires coordinated patching rather than a single product upgrade.
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-100245
GHSA-gg23-vp4x-hqwv
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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