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CVE-2026-72926 Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker may exploit a use-after-free in Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-72926
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 01:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-72926 Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker may exploit a use-after-free in Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-08T14:00:00+00:00"
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