A vulnerability exists in the interaction between a Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows Deployment) support utility and the agent's tamper… (CVE-2026-40145)
CVE-2026-40145 is a vulnerability involving the interaction between an Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows Deployment) support utility and the agent's tamper protection controls. Under certain conditions, the intended protections on the utility process may not be properly enforced, potentially allowing unauthorized actions. The vulnerability is classified as high severity. No patch or official remediation information is currently available. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from a flaw in how the Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows Deployment) support utility interacts with the agent's tamper protection mechanisms. Specifically, the protections designed to safeguard the utility process may fail under certain conditions, leading to a potential bypass of tamper protection controls. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates local attack vector with low complexity, requiring privileged access, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or vendor advisory is provided, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local privileged access to bypass tamper protection controls on the utility process, potentially enabling unauthorized modifications or actions that the protection mechanisms are intended to prevent. This could compromise the integrity and availability of the affected system components.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, monitor vendor communications for updates. No specific mitigation steps are provided in the available data.
A vulnerability exists in the interaction between a Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows Deployment) support utility and the agent's tamper… (CVE-2026-40145)
Description
CVE-2026-40145 is a vulnerability involving the interaction between an Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows Deployment) support utility and the agent's tamper protection controls. Under certain conditions, the intended protections on the utility process may not be properly enforced, potentially allowing unauthorized actions. The vulnerability is classified as high severity. No patch or official remediation information is currently available. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v4.0
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from a flaw in how the Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows Deployment) support utility interacts with the agent's tamper protection mechanisms. Specifically, the protections designed to safeguard the utility process may fail under certain conditions, leading to a potential bypass of tamper protection controls. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates local attack vector with low complexity, requiring privileged access, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or vendor advisory is provided, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local privileged access to bypass tamper protection controls on the utility process, potentially enabling unauthorized modifications or actions that the protection mechanisms are intended to prevent. This could compromise the integrity and availability of the affected system components.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, monitor vendor communications for updates. No specific mitigation steps are provided in the available data.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-3m9q-37cm-v3j6
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-40145"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
Threat ID: 6a838c48bf8831d539b4c8bd
Added to database: 08/17/2026, 22:33:44 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 22:56:26 UTC
Last updated: 08/18/2026, 02:41:00 UTC
Views: 2
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