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CVE-2026-70289 Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates
A heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Products
- Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-70289
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 01:25 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
CVE-2026-70289 Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
official-microsoft-security-updates · Original sourcePublished 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC
A heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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