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CVE-2026-88091 Windows Management Instrumentation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates
Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows Management Instrumentation could let an authorized attacker elevate privileges locally.
- Products
- Windows Management Instrumentation
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-88091
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 17:17 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
CVE-2026-88091 Windows Management Instrumentation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
official-microsoft-security-updates · Original sourcePublished 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC
Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows Management Instrumentation could let an authorized attacker elevate privileges locally.
Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Windows Management Instrumentation
Fixed versions: Not specified
Prerequisites: an authorized attacker
Complete source record
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