high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2026-68820Windows AFD for WinSock — use-after-free local privilege escalation
A use-after-free memory bug in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for Windows Sockets (WinSock) lets an attacker who already has a low-privileged local account gain full control of the system. Exploited in the wild.
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THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 7.0/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 6% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- High Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2026-08-11
- Added to KEV
- 2026-08-11
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- medium
- Kill chain
- privilege escalation
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1068
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsLocal access with a valid low-privileged account on an unpatched Windows host; no user interaction needed, but the exploit is technically complex.
Behind the card
3 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisorymsrc.microsoft.commsrc.microsoft.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-22 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-22 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-22 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-22 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.