CVE-2026-70051 Windows SmartScreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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  "id": "9cb6b9e071c6a7da927b7048cbb30285747d3590c7f286deedf3ea2d708fb79d",
  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70051",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2026-70051 Windows SmartScreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
    "summary": "Windows SmartScreen has a local privilege-escalation vulnerability caused by type confusion; exploitation requires an authorized attacker.",
    "evidence": "Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows SmartScreen allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "Windows SmartScreen",
          "evidence": "in Windows SmartScreen"
        },
        "prerequisites": [
          {
            "value": "an authorized attacker",
            "evidence": "allows an authorized attacker"
          }
        ],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-70051",
        "evidence": "CVE-2026-70051 Windows SmartScreen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 25412,
  "published_at": "2026-10-13T14:00:00+00:00"
}