CVE-2026-41095
Data Deduplication Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 12, 2026 at 04:58 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 06:10 PM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2012
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Use after free in Data Deduplication allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 6.3.9600.23181, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.14393.914010.0.14393.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.14393.9140, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.17763.875510.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.17763.8755, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.20348.507410.0.20348.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.20348.5139, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.25398.233010.0.25398.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.2330, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.26100.3277210.0.26100.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.32860, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.2330
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.2330, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41095SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416
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