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CVE-2026-77894 Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A race condition in Windows Installer may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Installer
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-77894
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 03:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-77894 Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

A race condition in Windows Installer may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Installer

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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