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CVE-2026-73027 Windows Setup Files Cleanup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker could elevate privileges locally through external control of a system or configuration setting in Windows Setup Files Cleanup.

Products
Windows Setup Files Cleanup
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-73027
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 03:53 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-73027 Windows Setup Files Cleanup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker could elevate privileges locally through external control of a system or configuration setting in Windows Setup Files Cleanup.

External control of system or configuration setting in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Setup Files Cleanup

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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