CVE-2026-88079
Status: AnalyzedHigh (7)—
Severity7High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.25 %higher than 15% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found
Null pointer dereference in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS
- Base score
- 7
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- 0.25 %
- Percentile among all scored CVEs
- 15
- 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 %
El vector AV:L/UI:N indica acceso local sin interacción y la descripción dice que permite elevar privilegios localmente; el texto no sustenta ningún impacto concreto, así que no se asigna la pista T1059.
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 (4)
CWEs
- CWE-476
References
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