CVE-2026-48581 Surface Broker SDMA Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges on Microsoft Surface devices due to insufficient access control granularity in the Surface Broker SDMA component.
- 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-2026-48581?
CVE-2026-48581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Surface Go, published on 14 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Surface allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-1220
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48581?
It affects 27 products.
Products include Microsoft Surface Go 2 1901 Firmware, Microsoft Surface Go 2 1926 Firmware, Microsoft Surface Go 2 1927 Firmware, Microsoft Surface Go 3 1901 Firmware, Microsoft Surface Go 3 1926 Firmware, Microsoft Surface Go 3 2022 Firmware and 21 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-48581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-48581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Surface Go
Sources
Also known as GHSA-59xf-77x2-pv8f.