Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege local session
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DeliveryCraft malicious Win32K/GDI API call
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ExploitTrigger out-of-bounds read in kernel buffer
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ExecutionLeak kernel memory contents to user space
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PersistUse disclosed pointers to defeat ASLR
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ImpactChain with LPE exploit for SYSTEM
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a locally authenticated user with at minimum standard (low-privilege) user rights - consistent with CVSS PR:L. No network connectivity to the target is needed; the attacker must have an interactive or programmatic local session (e.g., console login, RDP session, or code execution under a low-privilege process). No special configuration, specific Windows feature enablement, or non-default setting is indicated as a prerequisite: the vulnerability resides in the core Win32K subsystem, which is active on all affected Windows versions that run graphical or GDI-capable sessions. Exploitation is limited to local information disclosure (C:H, I:N, A:N); the vulnerability does not itself grant code execution or privilege escalation. |
| Impact | CVSS 3.1 scores this at 5.5 (Medium), reflecting AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - local, low-privilege exploitation with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability consequence. This vector is internally consistent with the description ('authorized attacker... locally'). EPSS data is not provided in the input, so relative exploitation probability is unknown. No KEV listing and no public POC are indicated, meaning no confirmed active exploitation at time of analysis. The real-world risk is best understood as an enabler: OOB reads in Win32K are a classic ASLR-bypass primitive commonly chained with a second LPE bug or used as an information leak in full exploitation chains. The vast breadth of affected Windows versions (Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1) maximises the potential attack surface even if standalone risk is moderate. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged local user - for example, a standard domain account on a Windows workstation or a remote desktop session user on a Windows Server - invokes a crafted Win32K system call or GDI API sequence that triggers the out-of-bounds read. The returned kernel memory contents (potentially containing KASLR base addresses or other pointer values) are read back into user space, providing a kernel information leak that an attacker could pair with a separate privilege-escalation exploit to achieve full SYSTEM compromise. No public POC has been identified, so exploitation currently requires independent vulnerability research. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in the Windows Win32K kernel graphics subsystem exposes kernel memory to locally authenticated attackers across a broad range of Windows client and server releases. The vulnerability (CWE-125) permits an attacker with low-privilege local access to disclose high-confidence memory contents - a class of primitive frequently chained with privilege-escalation exploits to defeat ASLR or leak kernel pointers. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and Microsoft has released patches for all affected product lines.
RemediationAI
Apply the Microsoft security update corresponding to your Windows build: Windows 11 26H1 → 10.0.28000.2954 or later; Windows 11 24H2/25H2 → 10.0.26100.9445 / 10.0.26200.9445 or later; Windows 11 23H2 → 10.0.22631.7582 or later; Windows 10 22H2/21H2 → 10.0.19045.7725 / 10.0.19044.7725 or later; Windows 10 1809 → 10.0.17763.9245; Windows 10 1607 → 10.0.14393.9512; Server 2025 → 10.0.26100.33438; Server 2022 → 10.0.20348.5622; Server 2019 → 10.0.17763.9245; Server 2016 → 10.0.14393.9512; Server 2012 R2 → 6.3.9600.23397; Server 2012 → 6.2.9200.26349. The full advisory with update packages is available at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69609. Because Win32K cannot be disabled without breaking GUI functionality, no viable standalone compensating control exists for client systems; on Server Core deployments where no interactive GUI session is needed, restricting interactive logon rights to the minimum required set reduces exposure.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Win32K (win32k.sys / win32kfull.sys) is the Windows kernel-mode subsystem responsible for graphics rendering, window management, and GDI operations. CWE-125 (Out-of-Bounds Read) occurs when the subsystem reads beyond the allocated bounds of a kernel buffer, exposing adjacent memory - potentially containing pointers, credentials, or cryptographic material - to user space. The vulnerability spans a very wide product surface: Windows 10 (1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1), Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 (including Server Core), 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025, based on EUVD-2026-73025 CPE data. The local attack vector and low-privilege requirement are consistent with a user-mode caller invoking a Win32K system call or GDI/USER API that triggers the out-of-bounds condition in kernel context.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Local low-privilege access triggers kernel OOB read; only confidentiality impacted, no integrity or availability consequence.
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CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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EUVD-2026-73025
GHSA-4gv9-22gm-7ww8
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