CVE-2026-25179

March 11, 2026, 1:53 p.m.

7.0
Medium

Description

Improper validation of specified type of input in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Microsoft
  • Windows Ancillary Function Driver For Winsock
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-1287
Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input
The product receives input that is expected to be of a certain type, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is actually of the expected type.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a microsoft windows_ancillary_function_driver_for_winsock / / / / / / / /

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25179

Tags

CWE-1287
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2026-03-10
CVE-2026-25179

CVSS Score

7.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: March 10, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Last Modified: March 11, 2026, 1:53 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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