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CVE-2026-70176 Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A use-after-free in the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-70176
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 20:27 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-70176 Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

A use-after-free in the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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