CVE-2026-21244

HIGH

Windows 10/11, Server 2016/2019/2022 Hyper-V Authenticated Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-21244. PoCs published by nu11secur1ty.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper-V VMBus GPADL allocation (CVE-2026-21244). It generates a malicious VHDX file to trigger the vulnerability and includes a Ring -1 backdoor installation phase for privilege escalation.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by nu11secur1ty · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52537

This exploit demonstrates a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Hyper-V VMBus GPADL allocation (CVE-2026-21244). It generates a malicious VHDX file to trigger the vulnerability and includes a Ring -1 backdoor installation phase for privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows 11 25H2 Build 26200.7830
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access · Hyper-V Administrator privileges
devstral-2 · analyzed May 05, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0124
EPSS Percentile 65.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-122 CWE-787
Status published
Products (30)
Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 - 10.0.14393.8868
Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 - 10.0.17763.8389
Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.0 - 10.0.19044.6937
Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 - 10.0.19045.6937
Microsoft/Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.0 - 10.0.22631.6649
Microsoft/Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 - 10.0.22631.6649
Microsoft/Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 - 10.0.26100.7840
Microsoft/Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 - 10.0.26200.7840
Microsoft/Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 - 10.0.28000.1575
Microsoft/Windows 11 Version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 - 10.0.28000.1575
... and 20 more
Published Feb 10, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026