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CVE-2026-83879 Windows Overlay Filter Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A race condition in Windows Overlay Filter could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Overlay Filter
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-83879
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 05:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-83879 Windows Overlay Filter Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

A race condition in Windows Overlay Filter could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Overlay Filter allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Overlay Filter

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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