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CVE-2026-83872 Windows TCP/IP Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker can exploit an incorrect numeric-type conversion in Windows TCP/IP to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows TCP/IP
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-83872
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 03:34 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-83872 Windows TCP/IP Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker can exploit an incorrect numeric-type conversion in Windows TCP/IP to elevate privileges locally.

Incorrect conversion between numeric types in Windows TCP/IP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows TCP/IP

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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