CVE-2026-88230
High (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.45 %higher than 40% of CVEs · score from Nov 11, 2026
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog · checked Nov 12, 03:00 AM
Public exploitNot knownno public code found
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Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows LUAFV allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Timeline
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- CVE record published in NVD
- Alert: Microsoft fixes 200 vulnerabilities, including an Outlook flaw CISA confirms is being exploited
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 texto indica un desbordamiento de búfer en el heap de Windows LUAFV que permite elevar privilegios localmente; el vector AV:L/PR:L/UI:N lo confirma. No se menciona ejecución de comandos, así que no se asigna impacto.
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 (1)
⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.
NVD record
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 11, 2026
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-122
References
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