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Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Defender allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Continue reading CVE-2026-50658 Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Mac Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. Continue reading CVE-2026-55120 Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally. Continue reading CVE-2026-50681 Windows Secure Channel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization (‘race condition’) in Windows USB Print Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Continue reading CVE-2026-49802 Windows USB Print Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally. Continue reading CVE-2026-50417 Windows NTFS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. Continue reading CVE-2026-50487 Windows DNS Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Continue reading CVE-2026-50499 Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation (‘cross-site scripting’) in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. Continue reading CVE-2026-55135 Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability