Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2012 are affected by a use-after-free flaw in Windows Image Acquisition, with affected builds listed per version in the source. An authorized local attacker can exploit it to elevate privileges. The source gives few details, and no fixed versions are listed beyond the patched builds shown per product, so users should install the Microsoft update for their version that includes build numbers at or above the listed fixed build.
Not analysed yet
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | High | 3.1 | 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 | CNA (microsoft) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0026, the 18th percentile, on 11 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 8 Sept 2026, 17:11 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
- 31 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTC First seen by agentprime