CVE-2026-88079
Microsoft Windows 11 24h2: null pointer dereference
- Risk score
- 45/100
- CVSS
- 7.0 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.2%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Null pointer dereference in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Affected
- Microsoft Windows 11 24h2
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Story map
At a glance
Microsoft Windows 11 24h2: Amber, patch this week. Uncontrolled search path element in Windows AI allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The flaws
- CVE-2026-88079: Null pointer dereference (CVSS 7.0 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-69923: Uncontrolled search path element in Windows AI allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges… (CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-85836: Use-after-free (CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-85837: Out-of-bounds read (CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 0%)
The fix
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Who is exposed: Microsoft Windows 11 24h2
Where it stands
- No known exploitation
Connects to
- Same weakness: Null pointer dereference (CWE-476). 91 other warnings in 30 days
- Same product: Earlier Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 warnings. 17 in the last 90 days
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.0 high
References
Original description
Null pointer dereference in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.