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CVE-2026-72963 Windows Modern Execution Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Modern Execution Server could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Modern Execution Server
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-72963
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 02:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-72963 Windows Modern Execution Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Modern Execution Server could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Modern Execution Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Modern Execution Server

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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