CVE-2026-21239Disclosure(microsoft / windows_10_1607)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21239

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-122CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

windows_10_1607
windows_10_1809
windows_10_21h2
windows_10_22h2

Threat summary

1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Technical details provided in 1 signal
Disclosure: 1 classified signal
1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors

microsoft

Products

windows_10_1607windows_10_1809windows_10_21h2windows_10_22h2windows_11_23h2windows_11_24h2windows_11_25h2windows_server_2012windows_server_2016windows_server_2019

2 versions affected across 13 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Disclosure

1100.0%

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-21239

Full discourse1 post

CVE@CVEnew241d
Disclosure
CVE-2026-21239 Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-21239
Post summary
The post announces CVE-2026-21239, a Windows kernel heap-based buffer overflow that permits local privilege escalation.
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CPE platform detail23 entries

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23 of 23 entries

Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Target SW	Target HW
OS	microsoft	windows_10_1607	-	-	x64
OS	microsoft	windows_10_1607	-	-	x86
OS	microsoft	windows_10_1809	-	-	x64
OS	microsoft	windows_10_1809	-	-	x86
OS	microsoft	windows_10_21h2	-	-	arm64
OS	microsoft	windows_10_21h2	-	-	x64
OS	microsoft	windows_10_21h2	-	-	x86
OS	microsoft	windows_10_22h2	-	-	arm64
OS	microsoft	windows_10_22h2	-	-	x64
OS	microsoft	windows_10_22h2	-	-	x86
OS	microsoft	windows_11_23h2	-	-	arm64
OS	microsoft	windows_11_23h2	-	-	x64
OS	microsoft	windows_11_24h2	-	-	arm64
OS	microsoft	windows_11_24h2	-	-	x64
OS	microsoft	windows_11_25h2	-	-	arm64
OS	microsoft	windows_11_25h2	-	-	x64
OS	microsoft	windows_server_2012	-	-	-
OS	microsoft	windows_server_2012	r2	-	-
OS	microsoft	windows_server_2016	-	-	-
OS	microsoft	windows_server_2019	-	-	-
OS	microsoft	windows_server_2022	-	-	-
OS	microsoft	windows_server_2022_23h2	-	-	-
OS	microsoft	windows_server_2025	-	-	-

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