PT-2026-40153 · Microsoft · Windows

Wenqunwang · Published 2026-05-12 · Updated 2026-05-15 · CVE-2026-34333

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description A use after free issue in Windows Win32K - GRFX allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Use after free is a memory corruption flaw that occurs when an application continues to use a pointer after it has been freed, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code or gain higher system permissions.

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

DoS

Integer Overflow

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-06736

CVE-2026-34333

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-34333 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2026-34333 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-06736 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-34333 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34333 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/2054264475293777989 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/f1tym1/status/2055186298730582316 · Twitter Post