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CVE-2026-83575 Windows Search Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker can elevate privileges locally through a use-after-free in the Microsoft Windows Search Component.

Products
Microsoft Windows Search Component
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-83575
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 22:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-83575 Windows Search Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker can elevate privileges locally through a use-after-free in the Microsoft Windows Search Component.

Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Microsoft Windows Search Component

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
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  "published_at": "2026-10-13T14:00:00+00:00"
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