CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-85880
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Added to KEV
- 2026-09-08
- Remediation due
- 2026-09-22
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
- Notes
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85880 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85880
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-09-08
- Last modified
- 2026-09-24
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-122, CWE-908
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows ALPC allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1607 (< 10.0.14393.9512)
• microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.9245)
• microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19044.7725)
• microsoft windows 10 22h2 (< 10.0.19045.7725)
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
• microsoft windows server 2016 (< 10.0.14393.9512)
• microsoft windows server 2019 (< 10.0.17763.9245)
• microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.5622)
Related
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85880 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-85880 US Government Resource