CVE-2026-45657Critical· 9.8▾ MidnightUse after free in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
▾ Midnight zone — Critical, or high with PoC / in-the-wild
impact 53.9 · likelihood 3.1 · exploitation 0
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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake. The CVSS score shown above comes from the assigning CNA record, not NVD.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Sep 24.
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Last analysed / modified upstream
15%
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
windows_11_version_23h2 >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7219windows_11_version_23h2 >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7219windows_11_version_24h2 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.8655windows_11_version_25h2 >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.8655windows_11_version_26h1 >= 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.2269windows_server_2022 >= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.5256windows_server_2025 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.32995windows_server_2025_server_core_installation >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.32995Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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