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CVE-2026-85918 Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker can exploit a use-after-free in the Windows UPnP Device Host to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-85918
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-85918 Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker can exploit a use-after-free in the Windows UPnP Device Host to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85918",
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