CVE-2026-85915
Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.31 %higher than 23% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows PCI Bus Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS
- Base score
- 7.8
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- 0.31 %
- Percentile among all scored CVEs
- 23
- Score date
- 10/20/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
ATT&CK techniques
How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- Exploitation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation90 %
Vector AV:L/UI:N/PR:L y descripción 'elevate privileges locally' indican escalada local sin interacción. El texto no menciona ejecución de comandos, así que la pista T1059 no se sustenta.
Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.
ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques
Affected technologies (11)
Microsoft — Windows 10 1809Microsoft — Windows 10 21h2Microsoft — Windows 10 22h2Microsoft — Windows 11 23h2Microsoft — Windows 11 24h2Microsoft — Windows 11 25h2Microsoft — Windows 11 26h1Microsoft — Windows 11 26h2Microsoft — Windows Server 2019Microsoft — Windows Server 2022Microsoft — Windows Server 2025
CWEs
- CWE-122
References
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Raw JSON (NVD)
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