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CVE-2026-72947 Windows File History Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates
An integer underflow in Windows File History Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Products
- Windows File History Service
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-72947
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 04:00 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
CVE-2026-72947 Windows File History Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
official-microsoft-security-updates · Original sourcePublished 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC
An integer underflow in Windows File History Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Windows File History Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Windows File History Service
Fixed versions: Not specified
Prerequisites: authorized attacker
Complete source record
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