What is CVE-2024-26236?

CVE-2024-26236 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2, classified under CWE-591. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-26236?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2

CVE-2024-26236

Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published 2024-04-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23h2 Edition (Server Core Installation) — versions 10.0.25398.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26236 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26236?: CVE-2024-26236 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2, classified under CWE-591. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-26236?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.