CVE-2026-57095: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

mediumCVSS 6.2CVE-2026-57095

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Win32K allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoft product: Windows Privilege escalation

What: Exposure of sensitive information in Windows Win32K allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Who is affected: Users of Windows are affected.
Urgency: Remediation is necessary due to the medium severity of the privilege escalation vulnerability.
Action: Patch to the latest version of Windows.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 6.2
Published: 2026-07-14
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57095

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-570950.46% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 37% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-57095	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

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unknownexploitedNCSC-2026-0231 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Windowsncsc-nl

Recent advisories for Win32k Elevation of

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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