VDB-400056 · CVE-2026-68876 · GCVE-0-2026-68876

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Program Compatibility Assistant Service heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been declared as very critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Program Compatibility Assistant Service. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-68876. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Program Compatibility Assistant Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-68876 since 07/31/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack 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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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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CVSSv3info

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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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.0
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / 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-2026-68876 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-68876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-400056
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2026 20:09
Changes: 09/08/2026 20:09 (63)
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