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CVE-2026-83679 Windows Defender Firewall Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker can exploit a use-after-free in the Windows Defender Firewall Service to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Defender Firewall Service
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-83679
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 05:56 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-83679 Windows Defender Firewall Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker can exploit a use-after-free in the Windows Defender Firewall Service to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Defender Firewall Service

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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  "published_at": "2026-10-13T14:00:00+00:00"
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