Windows UDFS Driver Elevation of Privilege
2026-06-09
Local privilege escalation in the Microsoft Windows Universal Disk Format File System (UDFS) driver allows an authenticated low-privileged user to gain SYSTEM-level code execution by triggering a heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122). The flaw affects Windows endpoints where the UDFS kernel driver parses attacker-controlled UDF-formatted media (typically optical discs or mounted disc images). No public exploit identified at time of analysis and the issue is not currently listed on CISA KEV.
Elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Windows Universal Disk Format File System (UDFS) driver allows a local authenticated attacker to escalate to SYSTEM-level privileges with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS 7.8 vector indicates local attack with low complexity and low privileges required, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The vulnerability stems from a numeric truncation error (CWE-197) in kernel-mode file system code, a class historically favored by post-compromise privilege escalation chains.