Privilege escalation via link following
Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026
Improper link resolution in Windows User Profile Service allows local users to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems. Microsoft's advisory identifies the service as following attacker-controlled links before a privileged file access, but does not disclose the specific file path or operation involved. Exploitation requires local authenticated code execution and is bounded to privilege escalation on the same host, with no vendor evidence of a remote entry point.
Summary
What happened
Improper link resolution in Windows User Profile Service allows local users to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems. Microsoft's advisory identifies the service as following attacker-controlled links before a privileged file access, but does not disclose the specific file path or operation involved. Exploitation requires local authenticated code execution and is bounded to privilege escalation on the same host, with no vendor evidence of a remote entry point.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-62832
- Published
- Aug 11, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-59, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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