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Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 10, 2026 18:19:47 UTC

CVE-2026-105545

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior. A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the input sanitization error to preclude unintended elevation.

Base score7.0/ 10
SeverityHighCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes
Base severityHigh
Attack vectorLocalAV
Attack complexityHighAC
Privileges requiredLowPR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactHighC
Integrity impactHighI
Availability impactHighA
Exploit maturityUnprovenE
CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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Record context

CVE Numbering Authoritymicrosoft
Last updatedNov 12, 2026 15:44:58 UTC
PublishedNov 10, 2026 18:19:47 UTC
ReservedOct 5, 2026 16:02:13 UTC