Local code execution via heap buffer overflow
Published Feb 10, 2026 · Updated Feb 10, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper-V allows local users to execute code through a user-interaction-dependent attack. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected Hyper-V code path, the malformed object, or the incorrect heap allocation or copy operation. Exploitation requires authorized local access and user interaction, and successful exploitation grants code execution in the affected Windows security context.
Summary
What happened
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper-V allows local users to execute code through a user-interaction-dependent attack. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected Hyper-V code path, the malformed object, or the incorrect heap allocation or copy operation. Exploitation requires authorized local access and user interaction, and successful exploitation grants code execution in the affected Windows security context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-21248
- Published
- Feb 10, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-122, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.8389
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