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High 7.0Published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-100200Windows Update Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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It affects Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 and 5 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, higher than 18% of scored CVEs.
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Use after free in Windows Update Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVSS
- 7.0 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.27% (percentile 18)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 microsoft:windows_11_23h2 | from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.7652 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 microsoft:windows_11_24h2 | from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.9711 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 microsoft:windows_11_25h2 | from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.9711 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 microsoft:windows_11_26h1 | from 10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.3231 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 microsoft:windows_11_26h2 | from 10.0.26300.0 before 10.0.26300.9711 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 microsoft:windows_server_2025 (from the name) | from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.33650 | CNA record |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-100200vendor-advisory, patch
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