Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Partition Management Driver heap-based overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 9.0 | $25k-$100k | 0.70- |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 and classified as very critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Partition Management Driver. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-83851. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025. Affected is an unknown code of the component Partition Management Driver. 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 Partition Management Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-83851 since 09/01/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/14/2026).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
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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: 9.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0
VulDB Base Score: 9.6
VulDB Temp Score: 9.2
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/01/2026 CVE reserved10/14/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/14/2026 VulDB entry created
10/14/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-83851 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-83851
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-419094
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 10/14/2026 07:26Changes: 10/14/2026 07:26 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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