Windows Kernel
The latest Windows Kernel coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
July Windows Update Patches Kernel Elevation Bug — Check Your Build Number Now
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft released its monthly Patch Tuesday security updates, fixing a local privilege-escalation flaw in the Windows Kernel that would let an attacker who already has limited...
Microsoft's July Fix for CVE-2026-50463 Closes a Remote Kernel Memory Leak — Patching Steps Inside
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes shipped a security update for a Windows Kernel vulnerability that can be exploited over a network without any user interaction or authentication....
ReactOS Makes Historic Leap With First NT6 System Call, Opening Door to Vista-Era Compatibility
Developers behind ReactOS, the open-source project aiming to build a binary-compatible Windows replacement, reached a milestone on July 1, 2026, by merging the operating system’s first NT6-era...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Fixes Windows Kernel Zero-Day Use-After-Free EoP Bug
Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday landed with a critical fix for CVE-2026-42984, an Important-rated use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel that enables a local attacker to escalate to...
Microsoft Patches Windows Kernel Elevation-of-Privilege Flaw CVE-2026-48583 in June 2026 Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has pushed out a fix for a use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel as part of its June 2026 security updates. Tracked as CVE-2026-48583, the local elevation-of-privilege flaw...
Patch Windows Kernel RCE Now: CVE-2026-45657 June 2026 Fix
Microsoft's June 2026 Patch Tuesday release tackles one of the most dangerous kernel flaws in recent memory. Tagged as CVE-2026-45657, the vulnerability is a critical remote code execution (RCE) bug...
CVE-2026-35420 Under Active Attack: Patch Windows Kernel EoP Now
Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday cycle delivered a critical fix for CVE-2026-35420, a Windows Kernel elevation-of-privilege vulnerability with confirmed active exploitation. The flaw allows an...
Windows Kernel Bug Allows Attackers to Vault Out of Sandboxes — Patch Now, Microsoft Says
Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday release fixes a kernel flaw that can pry open the containment barriers meant to keep untrusted code caged. CVE-2026-33841, a heap-based buffer overflow in the...
CVE-2026-26169: Decoding Microsoft's Confidence Signals in Windows Kernel Vulnerability Advisories
Microsoft's CVE-2026-26169 advisory reveals more about Windows security communication than the vulnerability itself. The Windows kernel information disclosure flaw, while rated as Important rather...
CVE-2026-26163: Critical Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Demands Immediate Patching
Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2026-26163, a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Kernel that allows attackers to gain SYSTEM-level access on affected systems. This vulnerability,...
CVE-2026-32215: Why Windows Kernel Information Leaks Demand Immediate Patching
Microsoft's CVE-2026-32215 advisory reveals a Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability that exposes sensitive kernel memory data to user-mode applications. This vulnerability, while not...
CVE-2026-32195: Windows Kernel Stack Overflow Vulnerability Enables Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has published a security advisory for CVE-2026-32195, a Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that could allow attackers to gain SYSTEM-level access on affected systems. The...