CVE-2025-26636 | Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Published: 2025-07-08 Last update: 2025-07-14 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-26636 is rated Moderate Risk (48.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.83%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-26636

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-04 0.47% 0.83% +0.35%
2 2026-04-24 0.44% 0.47% +0.03%
3 2026-04-13 0.44%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-26636

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-26636

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-26636

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.4652 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.4652 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-26636

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