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Windows Push Notifications CVE-2026-69280

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73426 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-v52m-wgmw-x6q5
7.0
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
7.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.0 HIGH

Local access only (AV:L), race-condition UAF requires high complexity (AC:H), low-privilege authenticated account required (PR:L); full local system compromise on success.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Sep 08, 2026 - 23:42 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:18 nvd
HIGH 7.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Windows Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

AnalysisAI

Local privilege escalation in Windows Push Notifications affects a broad range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases. An authorized local attacker exploits a use-after-free (CWE-416) memory corruption condition to gain full system-level privileges, achieving high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact within the vulnerable system. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires a valid, authenticated local user account on the target system (PR:L); unauthenticated or remote exploitation is not possible per the AV:L/PR:L CVSS vector. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 7.0 score with vector AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H accurately characterizes a meaningful but access-constrained local privilege escalation. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Apply Microsoft's released patches via Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), or Microsoft Update Catalog, targeting the exact fixed builds listed above per OS version (e.g., Windows Server 2025 to 10.0.26100.33438, Windows 11 23H2 to 10.0.22631.7582, Windows 10 21H2/22H2 to 10.0.19044.7725/10.0.19045.7725). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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