CVE-2026-50479HighCVSS 7.8
Windows USB Hub Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows USB Hub Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
🎯 Affected products13
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
✅ Remediation
KB5099538 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.9020 KB5099540 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.5386 KB5099539 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.7548 KB5099539 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.7548 KB5099536 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.33158
🔗 References (9)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50479
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5099538
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5099538
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5099540
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5099540
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5099539
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5099539
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5099536
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5099536