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CVE-2026-56198 Microsoft Trace Data Helper Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Trace Data Helper may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Microsoft Trace Data Helper
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-56198
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 04:30 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-56198 Microsoft Trace Data Helper Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

An out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Trace Data Helper may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Trace Data Helper allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Microsoft Trace Data Helper

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56198",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2026-56198 Microsoft Trace Data Helper Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
    "summary": "An out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Trace Data Helper may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
    "evidence": "Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Trace Data Helper allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
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        },
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      }
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        "value": "CVE-2026-56198",
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 26759,
  "published_at": "2026-09-08T14:00:00+00:00"
}