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CVE-2026-70568 Windows Defender Firewall Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Defender Firewall Service may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Defender Firewall Service
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-70568
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 12:26 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-70568 Windows Defender Firewall Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Defender Firewall Service may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Defender Firewall Service

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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