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High severity · published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-70225
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W1
Windows 10 Version 1607 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9612 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1809 · Microsoft
10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.9376 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.7807 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.7807 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 Version 24H2 · Microsoft
10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.9711 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 Version 25H2 · Microsoft
10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.9711 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 Version 26H2 · Microsoft
10.0.26300.0 before 10.0.26300.9711 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 23H2 · Microsoft
10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.7652; 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.7652 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 26H1 · Microsoft
10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.3231 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.26434 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.26434 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 R2 · Microsoft
6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.23470 · source: vendor
Affected product
W1
Windows 10 Version 1607
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70225
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70225
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70225
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