CVE-2026-81355 – Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 7.5 IMPORTANT Critical - Same Day Deployment

“A heap buffer overflow in the VHD Miniport Driver could turn authorized local access into code execution with serious consequences for confidentiality, integrity, and availability.”

CVE-2026-81355 is a Critical remote code execution vulnerability caused by a heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Miniport Driver. An authorized attacker can exploit the vulnerability locally to execute code. Exploitation requires high privileges, high attack complexity, and no user interaction. The vulnerability is not publicly disclosed or known to be exploited.

Key Details

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
CWE Classification
CWE-122
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