{"id":"CVE-2026-48581","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-48581","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:25:01.891Z","title":"Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Surface allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","description":"Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Surface allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","published":"2026-07-14T17:16:51.000Z","lastModified":"2026-07-24T13:37:22.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-1220"],"affected":["microsoft/surface go 2 1901 firmware","microsoft/surface go 2 1926 firmware","microsoft/surface go 2 1927 firmware","microsoft/surface go 3 1901 firmware","microsoft/surface go 3 1926 firmware","microsoft/surface go 3 2022 firmware","microsoft/surface hub firmware","microsoft/surface hub 2s firmware","microsoft/surface hub 2s 85 firmware","microsoft/surface hub 3 50 firmware","microsoft/surface hub 3 85 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop go 1943 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop go 2 2013 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop go 3 2013 firmware","microsoft/surface pro 7\\+ 1960 firmware","microsoft/surface pro 7\\+ with lte advanced 1961 firmware","microsoft/surface pro 8 1983 firmware","microsoft/surface pro 8 for business 1983 firmware","microsoft/surface pro 8 for business with lte advanced 1982 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop 4 1979 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop 4 1950 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop 4 1951 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop 4 1952 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop 4 1953 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop 4 1958 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop 4 1959 firmware","microsoft/surface laptop 4 1978 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00298,"percentile":0.2228,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48581","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48581","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}