High 7.8Published Jul 14, 2026

CVE-2026-50480Windows Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:10 UTC)

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It affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 and 3 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

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Every CVE for Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

Exploited in the last 30 days

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-122
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: microsoft
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 8, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 microsoft:windows_10_1607	from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9339	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 microsoft:windows_server_2012 (from the name)	from 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.26226	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 microsoft:windows_server_2012_r2 (from the name)	from 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.23291	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 microsoft:windows_server_2016 (from the name)	from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9339	CNA record
microsoft windows_10_1607 microsoft:windows_10_1607	before 10.0.14393.9339; before 10.0.14393.9339	NVD
microsoft windows_server_2012 microsoft:windows_server_2012	all versions; r2	NVD
microsoft windows_server_2016 microsoft:windows_server_2016	before 10.0.14393.9339	NVD

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50480vendor-advisory, patch

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