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CVE-2026-85861 Clipboard User Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A use-after-free in Windows Clipboard User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Clipboard User Service
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-85861
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 16:31 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-85861 Clipboard User Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

A use-after-free in Windows Clipboard User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Clipboard User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Clipboard User Service

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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