CVE-2026-1680 Local Privilege Escalation in Local Admin Service
A local user can escalate privileges to administrator by communicating directly with the Local Admin Service named pipe, bypassing client-side restrictions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1680?
CVE-2026-1680 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edgemo (Danoffice IT) Local Admin Service, published on 30 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper access control in the WCF endpoint in Edgemo (now owned by Danoffice IT) Local Admin Service 1.2.7.23180 on Windows allows a local user to escalate their privileges to local administrator via direct communication with the LocalAdminService.exe named pipe, bypassing client-side group membership restrictions.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1680?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Danofficeit Local Admin Service.
How do I fix CVE-2026-1680?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1680 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-1680 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-1680 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7f48-jjj6-53wv.