CVE-2026-50480
Windows Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 10.0.14393.9339, 6.2.9200.26226, 6.3.9600.23291
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
From 10.0.14393.0 · fixed in 10.0.14393.9339
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
From 6.2.9200.0 · fixed in 6.2.9200.26226
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
From 6.2.9200.0 · fixed in 6.2.9200.26226
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
From 6.3.9600.0 · fixed in 6.3.9600.23291
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
From 6.3.9600.0 · fixed in 6.3.9600.23291
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
From 10.0.14393.0 · fixed in 10.0.14393.9339
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.14393.0 · fixed in 10.0.14393.9339