CVE-2026-24283: Multiple UNC Provider Kernel Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2026-Mar
Released
2026-03-10
EPSS Score
0.04% (percentile: 13.8%)

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows File Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges. According to the CVSS score, this vulnerability has Scope: Changed (S:C). What does this mean? A CVSS Scope change (S:C) means that successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to access resources outside the original security boundary of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable code runs within a restricted AppContainer environment, and exploitation could allow an attacker to access sensitive user data outside of that sandbox. Although this does not provide full system control, it represents a break out of the intended isolation boundary.

Affected Products (9)

Windows

  • Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2025

Security Updates (5)

Acknowledgments

Anonymous

Revision History

  • 2026-03-10: Information published.