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Plain-English summary
A local, unprivileged Windows user can crash systems running affected VB-Audio virtual audio drivers. The impact is denial of service: blue screen, interrupted audio workflows, and possible loss of unsaved work. The provided sources do not indicate data theft, privilege escalation, or remote compromise.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate availability risk. Patch during the next endpoint maintenance cycle, faster for production audio systems or shared machines where local users could disrupt operations.
Technical view
Affected VB-Audio drivers call MmMapLockedPagesSpecifyCache with UserMode access to map non-paged pool memory into user space. When mapping fails, the raised exception is not handled, causing a kernel crash, typically SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION with STATUS_NO_MEMORY.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Windows systems with affected Voicemeeter Standard, Banana, Potato, Matrix, or Matrix Coconut virtual audio drivers installed. The issue is local-only, but shared workstations, studios, kiosks, or systems with multiple local users are more exposed.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not marked KEV, and the bundle provides no active exploitation evidence. A cited public research repository is tagged as exploit-related, so defenders should assume local crash reproduction details may be publicly available.
Researcher notes
This is CWE-755: improper handling of exceptional conditions in kernel driver memory mapping. Validation should focus on version and driver presence, not live crash testing on production systems.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade to vendor-fixed VB-Audio releases where applicable.
- Prioritize shared or business-critical audio workstations.
- Remove unused VB-Audio virtual audio drivers from managed endpoints.
- Restrict local interactive access on affected systems.
- Monitor vendor guidance for exact fixed versions and upgrade notes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory installed VB-Audio products and driver versions.
- Check for affected driver filenames on Windows endpoints.
- Confirm versions are newer than the affected release thresholds.
- Review crash logs for SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION or STATUS_NO_MEMORY.
- Validate remediation by confirming updated driver versions.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.9 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
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6.9MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/emkaix/security-research/tree/main/CVE-2026-23762CVE reference, VulnCheck · technical-description, exploit
- https://forum.vb-audio.com/viewtopic.php?p=7574#p7574CVE reference, VulnCheck · release-notes, patch
- https://forum.vb-audio.com/viewtopic.php?p=7527#p7527CVE reference, VulnCheck · release-notes, patch
- https://vb-audio.com/CVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vb-audio-voicemeeter-and-matrix-drivers-dos-via-mmmaplockedpagesspecifycacheCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
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