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CVE-2026-69896 Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

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

Products
Windows Error Reporting
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-69896
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 01:04 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-69896 Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

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

Use after free in Windows Error Reporting allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Error Reporting

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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