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CVE-2026-85848 Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows BITS could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-85848
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 15:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-85848 Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows BITS could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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