CVE-2026-26169

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.16.1—Trending — 4 sources updated this week

6.1

Buffer over-read in Windows Kernel Memory allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

CVSS v3: 6.1
EG Score: 6.1(medium)
EPSS: 22.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 14, 2026

Last Modified

June 1, 2026

References (1)

linkhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26169

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-26169(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

CVE-2026-26169
Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)High
Windows Kernel Memory Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-126Buffer Over-read

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-02 21:34 UTCEG score recompute
2026-06-02 21:34 UTCVendor advisory
2026-06-02 21:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
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2026-06-01 20:04 UTCEG score recompute
2026-06-01 20:04 UTCVendor advisory
2026-06-01 20:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-26169?

CVE-2026-26169 is a medium vulnerability published on April 14, 2026. Buffer over-read in Windows Kernel Memory allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

When was CVE-2026-26169 disclosed?

CVE-2026-26169 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 14, 2026, with the most recent update on June 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2026-26169 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-26169 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-26169?

CVE-2026-26169 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2026-26169?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-26169, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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