CVE-2026-2636
This vulnerability is caused by a CWE‑159: "Improper Handling of Invalid Use of Special Elements" weakness, which leads to an unrecoverable inconsistency in the CLFS.sys driver. This condition forces a call to the KeBugCheckEx function, allowing an unprivileged user to trigger a system crash. Microsoft silently fixed this vulnerability in the September 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 2024 LTSC and Windows Server 2025. Windows 25H2 (released in September) was released with the patch. Windows 1123h2 and earlier versions remain vulnerable.
Published:Feb 25, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 18, 2026
EPS:Feb 25, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00049
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
Microsoft
Windows
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 11
Microsoft
Windows 11
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 11 23h2
Microsoft
Windows 11 23h2
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 11 25h2
Microsoft
Windows 11 25h2
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2025
Microsoft
Windows Server 2025
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
