HIGH 7.0 Microsoft
CVE-2026-25178
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Mar: Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected Products
- Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25178
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25178
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 was published on 2026-03-10 via Microsoft. Affected: Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems and 5 more.
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