CVE-2026-105725
Windows Security App Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Security App Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-105725- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
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 - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-99028
Use after free in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99028- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rc7-xq5x-rcpw
Use after free in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Use after free in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-7rc7-xq5x-rcpw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Use after free in Windows Security App allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-105725- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts, products, references | NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-105725 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Windows Security App, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.