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CVE-2026-83749 Windows Overlay Filter Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Overlay Filter could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Overlay Filter
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-83749
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 00:48 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-83749 Windows Overlay Filter Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Overlay Filter could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Overlay Filter allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Overlay Filter

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: authorized attacker

Complete source record
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