CVE•Published 2026-08-11•Modified 2026-08-16•3 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-68820Microsoft · Windows_10_1607
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
26
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 74% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-08-16
External references
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vuln:CVE-2026-68820Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Windows 10 1607"Hosts Shodan identified as running Windows 10 1607.
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-68820Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
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GitHub code
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Known PoCs on GitHub (4)
CVE-2026-688204 repos
webpro255/awesome-ai-agent-attacksunknown
A curated timeline of real AI agent security incidents, breaches, and vulnerabilities (2024-2026). Every entry sourced and dated.
barmi/cve-patch-auditorGo
Audit CVE impact, patch status, remediation progress, and verification results across systems.
ubitquity/Windows-WinSock-UAF-MitigationC
This repository contains a conceptual patch demonstrating the mitigation for CVE-2026-68820, a critical Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver …
HORKimhab/CVE-2026-68820unknown
CVE-2026-68820 - Draft or TODO