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CVE-2026-83510 Windows Setup Files Cleanup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A TOCTOU race condition in Windows Setup Files Cleanup could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Setup Files Cleanup
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-83510
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 22:27 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-83510 Windows Setup Files Cleanup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

A TOCTOU race condition in Windows Setup Files Cleanup could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Setup Files Cleanup

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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