What is CVE-2026-105729?

CVE-2026-105729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-105729?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor

CVE-2026-105729

Untrusted pointer dereference in SysInternals allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Published 2026-10-13 · last modified 2026-10-13.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-822 — Untrusted Pointer Dereference

References

SysInternals Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-105729?: CVE-2026-105729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-105729?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.