CVE-2026-69779 Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
A race condition in Windows Win32K allows local attackers to elevate privileges, requiring immediate patching for all supported Windows versions.
- 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-2026-69779?
CVE-2026-69779 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, published on 8 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-69779?
It affects 13 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 and 7 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-69779?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-69779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-69779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1607
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- CVE-2026-21510 Microsoft Windows Shell Protection Mechanism Failure
- CVE-2026-21513 Microsoft MSHTML Framework Protection Mechanism Failure
- CVE-2023-32049 Microsoft Windows Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2023-29360 Microsoft Streaming Service Untrusted Pointer Dereference
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7x5-4967-jhm8.