CVE-2026-100205 SysInternals Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-100205 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-100205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor, published on 13 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-100205 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-100205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-100205/index.md)
An authorized local attacker can exploit an untrusted pointer dereference in Process Monitor to elevate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-100205?
CVE-2026-100205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor, published on 13 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted pointer dereference in SysInternals allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-822
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-100205?
How do I fix CVE-2026-100205?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-100205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-100205 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-100205 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-94vp-mf9v-f78j.