CVE-2026-103553 Windows Partition Management Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An out-of-bounds read in the Windows Partition Management Driver allows local attackers 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-2026-103553?
CVE-2026-103553 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 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
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Partition Management Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-103553?
It affects 14 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 and 8 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-103553?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-103553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-103553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-103553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-jm9h-xwxh-g3fw.