CVE-2026-42915
MEDIUM 5.5Incorrect calculation of buffer size in Windows VMSwitch allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 30th percentile
○ In CISA KEV
○ Public exploit / PoC
Impact if exploited
5.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Affected
Vendors Microsoft
Products Windows 10 Version 21h2 Windows 10 Version 22h2 Windows 11 Version 23h2 Windows 11 Version 24h2 Windows 11 Version 25h2 Windows 11 Version 26h1 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2025
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-131
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C