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CVE-2026-41088

7.8 HIGH

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attac...

Published: 2026-05-12 · Last updated: 2026-06-01

Severity and scoring

CVSS
7.8 HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-73

Affected products

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows_10_21h2, windows_10_22h2, windows_11_23h2

Description

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Source: NVD

References

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