EIP-2026-117542

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Windows - Win32k Elevation of Privilege

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117542. PoCs published by nu11secur1ty.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a Win32k elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-0642) by hooking kernel callback functions in the KernelCallbackTable to manipulate window message handling, leading to arbitrary code execution in kernel mode.

Description

Microsoft Windows - Win32k Elevation of Privilege

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by nu11secur1ty · c++localwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49179

This exploit demonstrates a Win32k elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-0642) by hooking kernel callback functions in the KernelCallbackTable to manipulate window message handling, leading to arbitrary code execution in kernel mode.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows Win32k component (affects multiple versions)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Ability to execute arbitrary code
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026