HIGH
Windows Host Guardian Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Sep 8, 2026
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.20%
Description
Use after free in Windows Host Guardian Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.9245
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- Version 10.0.19044.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19044.7725
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- Version 10.0.19045.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19045.7725
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- Version 10.0.22631.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.22631.7582
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- Version 10.0.26100.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.26100.9445
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- Version 10.0.26200.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.26200.9445
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- Version 10.0.22631.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.22631.7582
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- Version 10.0.28000.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.28000.2954
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.9245
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.9245
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- Version 10.0.20348.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.20348.5622
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- Version 10.0.26100.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.26100.33438
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- Version 10.0.26100.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.26100.33438
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 22H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 23H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 24H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 25H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 23H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 26H1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (2)
References (1)
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69682 vendor-advisorypatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69682 | vendor-advisorypatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Sep 8, 2026
Updated Oct 1, 2026
Reserved Aug 3, 2026
Link CVE-2026-69682
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Sep 9, 2026