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CVE-2026-34330
CVE-2026-34330 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 16 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 80%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).
This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Win32k escalations have powered real-world attack chains for over a decade, and this one is rated Critical (CVSS 9.8) on Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 with a 72 percent EPSS exploit probability. The win32k kernel subsystem is reachable from any GUI process, which is why these flaws so often appear as the privilege escalation stage in malware. No KEV entry or ransomware link yet, but the class and the score both argue for urgency.
Do this: Move 1809 and Server 2019 machines to the current cumulative update this week rather than on the normal monthly cadence.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-34330
High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5087420, KB5087423, KB5087424, KB5087470, KB5087471, KB5087537, KB5087538, KB5087539, KB5087541, KB5087544, KB5087545, KB5089466, KB5089548, KB5089549, KB5093998, KB5094127 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2026-34330. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.
Scope and sources
- Affected products
- Fixed by the same updates
- Authoritative references
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