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CVE-2026-68848 Windows Print Spooler Components Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Print Spooler Components could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Print Spooler Components
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-68848
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 05:31 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-68848 Windows Print Spooler Components Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Print Spooler Components could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Print Spooler Components

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: authorized attacker

Complete source record
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