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CVE-2026-70139 Windows Update Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates
A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Update Service could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Products
- Windows Update Service
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-70139
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 17:50 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
CVE-2026-70139 Windows Update Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
official-microsoft-security-updates · Original sourcePublished 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC
A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Update Service could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Update Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Windows Update Service
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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