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CVSS 7.8 HIGH 🔴 ACTIVELY EXPLOITED Vulnerability

CVE-2026-42980: Public PoC Released for Windows NT OS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code was released for CVE-2026-42980, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows NT OS Kernel. This vulnerability occurs due to an integer underflow in kernel-mode co…

7.8CVSS Score
HIGHSeverity
NOCISA KEV
5.7%EPSS Score
VulnerabilityImpact Type

📋 Vulnerability Details

CVE IDCVE-2026-42980
VendorUnknown Vendor
Affected ProductUnknown Product
Vulnerability TypeVulnerability
CVSS Score7.8 (HIGH)
EPSS Score5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Actively Exploited✅ Yes
Patch StatusPending Vendor Disclosure
Reported ByCYBERDUDEBIVASH SENTINEL APEX Intelligence (via sentinel_apex)

🔬 Technical Analysis

Public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code was released for CVE-2026-42980, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows NT OS Kernel. This vulnerability occurs due to an integer underflow in kernel-mode code. CVE-2026-42980 is an elevation-of-privilege flaw in the W... [Full analysis available on Pro]

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