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Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory

CVE-2025-26686

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

Sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory in Windows TCP/IP allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-591 - Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory

The application stores sensitive data in memory that is not locked, or that has been incorrectly locked, which might cause the memory to be written to swap files on disk by the virtual memory manager. This can make the data more accessible to external actors.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published