Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Spaceport.sys heap-based overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows and classified as very critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file Spaceport.sys. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-71349. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file Spaceport.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Spaceport.sys allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code with a physical attack.
The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-71349 since 08/05/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/09/2026).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
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Vendor
Name
Version
- 10 21H2
- 10 22H2
- 10 1607
- 10 1809
- 11 23H2
- 11 24H2
- 11 25H2
- 11 26H1
- Server 2012
- Server 2012 R2
- 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: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/05/2026 CVE reserved09/09/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/09/2026 VulDB entry created
09/09/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-71349 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-71349
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401132
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 09/09/2026 03:35Changes: 09/09/2026 03:35 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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