CVE-2026-97809
Windows Broadcast DVR User Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- 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
7.8
Windows Broadcast DVR User Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-97809- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-100411
7.8
Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100411- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w964-j8jj-rxm9
7.8
Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-w964-j8jj-rxm9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
Use after free in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-97809- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-97809 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.