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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-62832
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Overview
Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows User Profile Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Details
INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 11, 2026, 5:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 12, 2026, 5:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Impact
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-62832 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_10
2 Microsoft windows_10_21h2
3 Microsoft windows_10_22h2
4 Microsoft windows_server_2022
5 Microsoft windows_11
6 Microsoft windows_11_23h2
7 Microsoft windows_11_24h2
8 Microsoft windows_server_2025
9 Microsoft windows_11_25h2
10 Microsoft windows_11_26h1
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 10
Scoring
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
References
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62832
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-62832 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-62832 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Cyber Express
Microsoft August 2026 Patch Tuesday Fixes 400 Flaws, Including Three Zero-days

Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday release addresses roughly 400 security flaws across its products, including three Zero-days. One of the three is being actively exploited, while the other two wer ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 12, 2026 (2 hours, 46 minutes ago)
  • The Hacker News
ShieldBreak Zero-Day PoC Claims Microsoft Defender Patch Bypass With SYSTEM Access

The security researcher going by the name Chaotic Eclipse (aka INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare, and Nightmare-Eclipse) has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a new Microsoft zero-day called ShieldB ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 12, 2026 (3 hours, 27 minutes ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
August 2026 Patch Tuesday: One Exploited Zero-Day and 62 Critical Vulnerabilities Among 415 CVEs

Microsoft has addressed 415 vulnerabilities in its August 2026 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one exploited zero-day vulnerability, three disclosed zero-day vulnerabil ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 12, 2026 (5 hours, 2 minutes ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2026

Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday is another substantial  security release, addressing 421 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, developer tooling and ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 12, 2026 (9 hours, 11 minutes ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-62832 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 12, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-62832', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-06T00:00:00+00:00'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 10 Version 21H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.19044.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.19044.7663', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['32-bit Systems', 'ARM64-based Systems', 'x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 10 Version 22H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.19045.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.19045.7663', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['32-bit Systems', 'ARM64-based Systems', 'x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 11 version 23H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.22631.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.22631.7517', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['ARM64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 11 Version 23H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.22631.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.22631.7517', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 11 Version 24H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.26100.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.26100.9168', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['ARM64-based Systems', 'x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 11 Version 25H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.26200.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.26200.9168', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['ARM64-based Systems', 'x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 11 version 26H1', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.28000.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.28000.2704', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['ARM64-based Systems', 'x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows Server 2022', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.20348.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.20348.5499', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows Server 2025', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.26100.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.26100.33296', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.26100.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.26100.33296', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}]
    Added Description Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows User Profile Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-59
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62832
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CVSS
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
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