Windows Cryptographic Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Insecure storage of sensitive information in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2026-26152 · Microsoft Cryptographic Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Insecure storage of sensitive information in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Signals
Windows Cryptographic Services
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited: No
Publicly disclosed: No
Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
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Description
Insecure storage of sensitive information in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ / Articles
FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition and also to take additional actions prior to exploitation to prepare the target environment.