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CVE-2026-58601: Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulernability

highCVSS 7.8CVE-2026-58601
Heap-based buffer overflow in Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport DriverPrivilege escalation
What
Heap-based buffer overflow in Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Who is affected
Authorized users of the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport Driver.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and potential for local privilege escalation.
Action
Apply the latest security patch for the VHD Miniport Driver.

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Details

Source
Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity
high — CVSS 7.8
Published
2026-07-14
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58601

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.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2026-58601coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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