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CVE-2026-85860 Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker could exploit a use-after-free in Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-85860
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 16:26 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-85860 Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker could exploit a use-after-free in Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: authorized attacker

Complete source record
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  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
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  "published_at": "2026-10-13T14:00:00+00:00"
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