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The latest Afd Sys coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2026-41088: Microsoft Patches AFD.sys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in May 2026 Patch Tuesday
Microsoft shipped a security update on May 12, 2026, to plug a local elevation-of-privilege hole in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for Winsock (AFD.sys). The vulnerability, tracked as...
Patch Now: Windows AFD.sys Bug Gives Attackers SYSTEM Access
Microsoft has disclosed a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) component, designated CVE-2026-25178. This security flaw allows authenticated...
CVE-2026-25176: Critical AFD.sys Kernel Vulnerability Threatens Windows Systems
Microsoft has confirmed a high-severity elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) tracked as CVE-2026-25176. This kernel-level improper...
Microsoft Patches Critical AFD.sys Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2026-24293 in March 2026 Emergency Update
Microsoft released emergency security fixes on March 10, 2026, addressing CVE-2026-24293, a high-impact elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock...
CVE-2026-21241: Critical Windows AFD Kernel Vulnerability Demands Immediate Patching
Microsoft has issued an urgent security advisory for CVE-2026-21241, a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD, afd.sys) that could...
Microsoft Patches Critical AFD.sys Zero-Day Allowing SYSTEM-Level Code Execution
Microsoft has issued a critical security advisory for CVE-2026-21238, a newly discovered elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD, afd.sys). This...
AFD.sys flaw lets attackers elevate to SYSTEM across multiple Windows builds, CVE-2026-21236.
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability in the Windows operating system kernel that could allow attackers to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. Designated as...
CVE-2026-20860: Critical afd.sys Kernel Vulnerability Threatens Windows Security
Microsoft has disclosed a significant security vulnerability in the Windows operating system that could allow attackers to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. Designated as CVE-2026-20860,...
Windows AFD Driver Vulnerability Lets Attackers Seize SYSTEM Control—Patch Now
Microsoft has patched a privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) that could allow an attacker with local access to gain SYSTEM-level control of an unpatched machine....