CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72985

MediumCVSS 6.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.44%

35th percentile - higher than 35% of all known CVEs

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Volume Shadow Copy allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with physical access could exploit the vulnerability to gain higher privileges, potentially leading to system takeover.

Recommendation

Apply security updates and secure physical access to the system.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Volume Shadow Copy allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS