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CVE-2026-69578 Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A numeric truncation error in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-69578
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 08:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-69578 Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

A numeric truncation error in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Numeric truncation error in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Kernel

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: authorized attacker

Complete source record
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