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CVE-2026-23670 — Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

CVSS v3.1 5.7 (MEDIUM) · EPSS 0.2% (higher than 19.6% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 3.6/10 · Published 2026-04-14

As of 2026-08-14, CVE-2026-23670 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, CVSS v3.1 5.7, EPSS 0.2% (19.6th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-23670, most recently “"Download More RAM" Attack Bypasses Windows VBS and Disables Defender Through Memory Aliasing (CVE-2026-23670)”.

Last updated: 2026-08-14

What is CVE-2026-23670?

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

The record classifies CVE-2026-23670 under weakness class CWE-822. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity. 12 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 151 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score: 5.7 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS (FIRST): 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.6% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority: 3.6/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published: 2026-04-14, last modified 2026-08-14

Is CVE-2026-23670 being exploited?

No public exploitation evidence for CVE-2026-23670 is recorded in the sources Threadlinqs tracks — CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, public proof-of-concept repositories and ProjectDiscovery Nuclei — as of 2026-08-14. That is an absence of evidence in those feeds, not a guarantee that the vulnerability is unexploited.

Affected products and versions

Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows 10 Version 21H2, Windows 10 Version 22H2, Windows 11 version 22H3, Windows 11 Version 23H2, Windows 11 Version 24H2, Windows 11 Version 25H2, Windows 11 version 26H1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019

How to fix CVE-2026-23670

Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23670. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-23670

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-23670, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

"Download More RAM" Attack Bypasses Windows VBS and Disables Defender Through Memory Aliasing (CVE-2026-23670) — MEDIUM · 2026-08-17

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-08-17. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Vendor advisory and patch

msrc.microsoft.com — vendor advisory

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