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CVE-2026-50329

Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS 7.8 · HighBuzz score 35.5

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 35.5

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 19.5 · diversity 16.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
19.5
6 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
16.0
6 sources across 2 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
6
within the 30d window
Peak daily
6
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
6 source links · newest first
  • ation of remediations as a trailing indicator. SharePoint: critical auth bypass by Rapid7 Today sees the publication of CVE-2026-55040 , a critical authentication bypass in Microsoft SharePoint. Discovered by Rapid7 Senior Principal Security Researcher Stephen Fewer , and published today in coordination with Microsoft, this vulnerability is the first i

    vendorwww.rapid7.comJul 14, 2026, 10:00 PM
  • ication denial-of-service, and arbitrary code execution. Zero-day Vulnerabilities Patched in July Patch Tuesday Edition CVE-2026-56155: Active Directory Federation Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Insufficient granularity of access control in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate priv

    vendorblog.qualys.comJul 14, 2026, 9:23 PM
  • ed as "critical." Microsoft notes that two of the vulnerabilities disclosed this month have been exploited in the wild. CVE-2026-56155 is an important-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) caused by insufficient granularity of access control. An authorized attacker could use it to elevate privileg

    vendorblog.talosintelligence.comJul 14, 2026, 8:27 PM
  • ile no official fix is available. The two actively exploited zero-days addressed during this month's Patch Tuesday are: CVE-2026-56155 - Active Directory Federation Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Microsoft has patched an actively exploited vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services that grants administrative privileges. "Insuf

    newswww.bleepingcomputer.comJul 14, 2026, 6:01 PM
  • The July 2026 Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative

    oser look at some of the more interesting updates for this month, starting with the bugs being exploited in the wild. - CVE-2026-56155 - Active Directory Federation Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This is one of several AD FS being patched this month, but it’s the only one being actively exploited. It stems from insufficient access-contro

    vendorwww.thezdi.comJul 14, 2026, 5:56 PM
  • Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

    vendormsrc.microsoft.comJul 14, 2026, 2:00 PM

Exploit code

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