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CVE-2026-85850 Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker could exploit an invalid pointer or reference in the Windows Kernel to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-85850
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 15:49 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-85850 Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker could exploit an invalid pointer or reference in the Windows Kernel to elevate privileges locally.

Release of invalid pointer or reference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Kernel

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: authorized attacker

Complete source record
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