VDB-434185 · CVE-2026-119861 · GCVE-0-2026-119861

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Internet Connection Sharing buffer overflow

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7.7	$5k-$25k	0.00+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Internet Connection Sharing. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-119861. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Internet Connection Sharing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-119861 since 10/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/10/2026).

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

10/30/2026 CVE reserved
11/10/2026 +11 days Advisory disclosed
11/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: microsoft
CVE: CVE-2026-119861 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-119861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-434185
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2026 20:08
Changes: 11/10/2026 20:08 (63)
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