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CVE-2026-85846 Web Account Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker may exploit a use-after-free in Windows Web Account Manager to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Web Account Manager
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-85846
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 15:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-85846 Web Account Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker may exploit a use-after-free in Windows Web Account Manager to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Web Account Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Web Account Manager

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85846",
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  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 25167,
  "published_at": "2026-10-13T14:00:00+00:00"
}