Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2026-105729SysInternals Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Untrusted pointer dereference in SysInternals allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor | 1.0 – before v4.04 |
Weakness: CWE-822 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- SysInternals Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch