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CVE-2026-69882 Windows Update Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker may exploit an untrusted search path in Windows Update to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Update
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-69882
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 22:17 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-69882 Windows Update Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker may exploit an untrusted search path in Windows Update to elevate privileges locally.

Untrusted search path in Windows Update allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Update

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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  "id": "460884f2ff30c78a5fc69f84aaf953828682a3907b6652dd37e7f1a606b01681",
  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69882",
  "method": "llm",
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    "summary": "An authorized attacker may exploit an untrusted search path in Windows Update to elevate privileges locally.",
    "evidence": "Untrusted search path in Windows Update allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
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          }
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      }
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    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-69882",
        "evidence": "CVE-2026-69882 Windows Update Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 24918,
  "published_at": "2026-10-13T14:00:00+00:00"
}