PT-2026-32739 · Microsoft · Windows Sensor Data Service+1

Andrew Ruddick + 1 · Published 2026-04-14 · Updated 2026-04-25 · CVE-2026-26161

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Sensor Data Service (affected versions not specified)

Description An untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows Sensor Data Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally, which can affect the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

RCE

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-822

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-05480

CVE-2026-26161

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Sensor Data Service

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2026-26161 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26161 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-05480 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26161 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-26161 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2045112993177030753 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/vuldb/status/2044108982357504217 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/giuseppe_1337/status/2047829255287906420 · Twitter Post