Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Installer privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows 11 23H2/11 24H2/11 25H2/11 26H1/Server 2025. Affected is an unknown function of the component Installer. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-72929. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 11 23H2/11 24H2/11 25H2/11 26H1/Server 2025. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper validation of integrity check value in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-72929 since 08/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/09/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/10/2026 CVE reserved
09/09/2026 +30 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-72929 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-72929
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401136

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2026 03:37
Changes: 09/09/2026 03:37 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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