CVE-2026-78451

mediumCVSS 6.8covered by 2 sourcesfirst seen 2026-09-08

Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Windows SCSI Class System File allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.45% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 38% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (2)

mediumCVE-2026-78451: Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Windows SCSI Class System File allows an unauthoriz…nvd · 2026-09-08
mediumCVE-2026-78451: Microsoft Windows SCSI Class System File Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-09-08

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NVD record for CVE-2026-78451

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