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CVE-2026-42828

7.8 HIGH

Buffer over-read in Windows Projected File System Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally

Published: 2026-06-09 · Last updated: 2026-06-10

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-126

Affected products

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows_10_1809, windows_10_21h2, windows_10_22h2

Description

Buffer over-read in Windows Projected File System Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Source: NVD

References

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