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CVE-2026-69798 Windows Wired AutoConfig Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker may exploit a use-after-free in the Windows Wired AutoConfig Service to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Wired AutoConfig Service
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-69798
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 10:17 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-69798 Windows Wired AutoConfig Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker may exploit a use-after-free in the Windows Wired AutoConfig Service to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Wired AutoConfig Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Wired AutoConfig Service

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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