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CVE-2026-83940 Windows Device Association Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker can exploit a use-after-free in Windows Device Association Service to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Device Association Service
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-83940
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 17:15 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-83940 Windows Device Association Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker can exploit a use-after-free in Windows Device Association Service to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Device Association Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Device Association Service

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "published_at": "2026-09-08T14:00:00+00:00"
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