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CVE-2026-70566 Windows Schannel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates
A null pointer dereference in Windows Schannel may allow an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges.
- Products
- Windows Schannel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-70566
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 15:24 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
CVE-2026-70566 Windows Schannel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
official-microsoft-security-updates · Original sourcePublished 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC
A null pointer dereference in Windows Schannel may allow an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges.
Null pointer dereference in Windows Schannel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Windows Schannel
Fixed versions: Not specified
Prerequisites: authorized attacker
Complete source record
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