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CVE-2026-70026 Windows Secure Kernel Mode Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker could use a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Secure Kernel Mode to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Secure Kernel Mode
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-70026
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 16:29 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-70026 Windows Secure Kernel Mode Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker could use a use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Secure Kernel Mode to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Secure Kernel Mode allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Secure Kernel Mode

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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