Microsoft’s entry for CVE-2026-27917 frames the issue as a Windows WFP NDIS Lightweight Filter Driver elevation-of-privilege flaw in wfplwfs.sys, and the confidence metric attached to the advisory is the key clue for defenders. In Microsoft’s terminology, that metric reflects how certain the...
Microsoft is preparing one of the most consequential Windows driver policy changes in years, and the implications go well beyond a routine security update. Beginning with the April 2026 servicing release, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 will start moving kernel-mode drivers away from the...