Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 NTFS stack-based overflow

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8.3$25k-$100k0.00+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component NTFS. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-68838. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component NTFS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-68838 since 07/31/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 09/08/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Temp Score: 8.6
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CNA Base Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

07/31/2026 CVE reserved
09/08/2026 +39 days Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-68838 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-68838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-400016
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2026 19:55
Changes: 09/08/2026 19:55 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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