High severity · published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-105729
SysInternals Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Untrusted pointer dereference in SysInternals allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WS
Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor · Microsoft
1.0 before v4.04 · source: vendor
Affected product
WS
Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105729
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105729
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-105729
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