CVE•Published 2026-05-12•Modified 2026-06-26•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-40369Microsoft · Windows_11_24h2
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
91
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 9% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-12
Modified 2026-06-26
External references
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vuln:CVE-2026-40369Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Windows 11 24h2"Hosts Shodan identified as running Windows 11 24h2.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-40369Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-40369Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2026-40369Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-40369GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-40369" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (8)
CVE-2026-403698 repos
gmh5225/awesome-game-securityPython
awesome game security [Welcome to PR]
orinimron123/CVE-2026-40369-EXPLOITC++
Full exploit code for CVE-2026-40369 - A Windows kernel arbitrary write vulnerability that allows browser sandbox escape from all browsers render process sandbox
killvxk/gitweeklyPython
收集各种有趣的github项目
patrickmgarrity/Anthropic-Credited-CVEsunknown
Tracking Vulnerabilities That Appear to be Credited to the Anthropic Research Team
wh1ant/vulnjsunknown
Research browsers
DarkFunct/TK-CVE-RepoPython
TK-CVE-Repo
tylzars/awesome-vrre-writeupsunknown
A collection of Vulnerability Research and Reverse Engineering writeups.
ZeroDayEvil/CVE-2026-40369-EXPLOITunknown