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CVE-2026-33841 is a Windows Kernel elevation of privilege vulnerability caused by a heap-based buffer overflow. The flaw allows an authenticated local attacker with low privileges to corrupt kernel heap memory and escalate privileges on the affected system. Public reporting indicates the issue can be used from a low-integrity or sandboxed execution context, including contained environments such as AppContainer, to cross the integrity boundary and obtain higher privileges. Microsoft did not publicly disclose the specific vulnerable kernel component, driver, or trigger path, but the vulnerability is characterized as a kernel heap corruption issue that could plausibly be exploited to gain kernel memory manipulation capabilities and then elevate the attacker’s security context.
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A Windows Kernel elevation of privilege vulnerability assessed as more likely to be exploited, allowing a local attacker to elevate privileges to SYSTEM or higher integrity levels.
Another Windows Kernel elevation-of-privilege vulnerability mentioned as part of the same May 2026 Patch Tuesday release.
An important Windows Kernel elevation of privilege vulnerability that Microsoft determined is more likely to be exploited.
A Windows Kernel heap-based buffer overflow elevation of privilege vulnerability that allows a locally authorized attacker to elevate privileges.
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