Microsoft COM for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
At a glance
Severity
HIGH 7.9
EPSS
EPSS 2.74 % · percentile 86 (2026-10-27)
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
microsoft
NVD status
Modified
Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.</p>
