The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.
Volume of CVEs assigned to CWE-822 and their average CVSS base score over time.
Top CVEs that have been assigned this CWE. A single CVE can have multiple CWE assignments, though many have just one.
212 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2024-21338HIGH Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | Feb 13, 2024 | 7.8 | 91 | YES | YES |
CVE-2024-35250HIGH Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | Jun 11, 2024 | 7.8 | 85 | YES | YES |
CVE-2023-29360HIGH Microsoft Streaming Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | Jun 14, 2023 | 8.4 | 75 | YES | NO |
CVE-2025-24990HIGH Microsoft is aware of vulnerabilities in the third party Agere Modem driver that ships natively with supported Windows operating systems. This is an announcement of the upcoming r | Oct 14, 2025 | 7.8 | 72 | YES | NO |
CVE-2023-21768HIGH Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | Jan 10, 2023 | 7.8 | 72 | NO | YES |
CVE-2023-36033HIGH Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | Nov 14, 2023 | 7.8 | 70 | YES | NO |
CVE-2026-40369HIGH Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | May 12, 2026 | 7.8 | 43 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-58596HIGH Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. | Jul 12, 2026 | 8.3 | 39 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-48137CRITICAL There is an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability in the NI grpc-device sideband streaming API that may allow an attacker to cause an arbitrary memory dereference, potentiall | Jun 19, 2026 | 9.8 | 39 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-50382HIGH Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows DirectX allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally. | Jul 14, 2026 | 8.8 | 37 | NO | NO |
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