Windows SMB Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.8epss 4.7%
exploitation probability
4.7%top 9% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Improper authentication in Windows SMB Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 22H3Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 23H2Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 24H2Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 25H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 26H1Microsoft · Windows Server 2012Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2016Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2019Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2022Microsoft · Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2025Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)References
https://github.com/0xNDI/CVE-2026-24294https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24294https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-24294-detection-script-improper-authentication-vulnerability-in-windows-smb-serverhttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-24294-mitigation-script-improper-authentication-vulnerability-in-windows-smb-server