CVE-2026-40369
Is CVE-2026-40369 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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public sources
High CVSS base score, but low real-world exploitation probability (EPSS). Likely less urgent than the score implies.
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Real, but low real-world risk
A genuine vulnerability on paper, but EPSS shows little real-world exploitation — the base score may overstate urgency. This is not the same as a false positive.
Based on CVSS · FIRST EPSS
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Proof-of-concept code is on GitHub. Exploitation has been demonstrated, though it may need adapting to a real target. It needs local access, so it reads more as a privilege-escalation or post-access risk than a remote one.
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