Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-45476

HighUpdated

Published: 09 June 2026

Published
09 June 2026
Modified
23 June 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0032 24.3th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-45476 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Network Adapter. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 24.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Use after free in Linux MANA Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CWE(s)
CWE-416

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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Why these techniques?

Use-after-free in Linux kernel driver directly enables local privilege escalation via exploitation (T1068).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

microsoft
azure network adapter
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-416

Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.

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