Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Virtual Hard Disk Miniport Driver use after free
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.7 | $5k-$25k | 1.77+ |
Summary
A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Virtual Hard Disk Miniport Driver. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-69611. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Virtual Hard Disk Miniport Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Use after free in Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-69611 since 08/03/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/08/2026).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 10 21H2
- 10 22H2
- 10 1607
- 10 1809
- 11 23H2
- 11 24H2
- 11 25H2
- 11 26H1
- Server 2016
- Server 2019
- Server 2022
- Server 2025
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/03/2026 CVE reserved09/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-69611 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-69611
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-400632
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 09/08/2026 23:23Changes: 09/08/2026 23:23 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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