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CVE-2026-83498

Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS score

7.8

EPSS probability

%0.3

Risk score

0.0

Published

1 mo ago

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The Hacker News14.10.2026

Four-Byte Write and Timing Bug Let Researchers Run Code in Windows SmartScreen Enclave

Security researchers ran their own code inside a protected part of Windows that is meant to stay sealed off even when the rest of the computer is taken over. The protected area is a VBS enclave, an isolated slice of memory the operating system uses to guard secrets, and the one they broke into handles passwords for a Windows anti-phishing feature. The work was done in a lab as a proof of

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