CVE-2026-54124
HIGH 7.8 ALL-YEARSInteger overflow or wraparound in Windows Terminal allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.5%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 40th percentile
Impact if exploited
7.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Affected
Vendors Microsoft
Products Windows 10 Version 21h2 Windows 10 Version 22h2 Windows 11 Version 24h2 Windows 11 Version 25h2 Windows 11 Version 26h1 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2025 Windows Server 2025 (Server Core Installation) Windows Terminal For Windows 10 Windows Terminal For Windows 11 Terminal Windows 10 21h2 Windows 10 22h2 Windows 11 24h2 Windows 11 25h2 Windows 11 26h1
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-190: : Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CWE-122: : Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Terminal | < 1.24.11321.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 21h2 | < 10.0.19044.7548 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 22h2 | < 10.0.19045.7548 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 24h2 | < 10.0.26100.8875 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 25h2 | < 10.0.26200.8875 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 26h1 | < 10.0.28000.2269 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 26h1 | < 10.0.28000.2525 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | < 10.0.20348.5386 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 | < 10.0.26100.33158 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Patches & mitigations
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54124 CVE record · microsoft · Updated 2026-10-08T18:17:22.845Z
NVD · CVE-2026-54124 · Updated 2026-07-22T16:18:14.457
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-44257 EUVD · EUVD-2026-44257
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS