Elevation Of Privilege
The latest Elevation Of Privilege coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CVE-2026-20931: Critical Windows Telephony Service Flaw Exposes Systems to Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in the Windows Telephony Service, assigning it the identifier CVE-2026-20931. This elevation of privilege flaw affects a legacy component...
CVE-2026-20874: Critical WMSvc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Patched in January 2026 Update
Microsoft has addressed a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Management Services (WMSvc) tracked as CVE-2026-20874, which was patched in the company's January 2026 security...
CVE-2026-20873: Critical Windows Management Services EoP Vulnerability Patched
Microsoft has addressed a significant security vulnerability in its January 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, with CVE-2026-20873 representing an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) flaw affecting Windows...
CVE-2026-20874: Critical Windows Management Services Flaw Patched in January 2026 Security Update
Microsoft has addressed a significant security vulnerability in its January 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with CVE-2026-20874 standing out as a high-impact elevation of privilege flaw affecting Windows...
CVE-2026-20867: Critical Windows Management Services Vulnerability Analysis & Patch Guide
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Management Services has security administrators scrambling to understand its implications and implement protective measures. Designated as CVE-2026-20867,...
Critical Windows privilege-escalation flaw patched in January—your admin workstations are at risk
Microsoft resolved a serious elevation-of-privilege bug in Windows Management Services with the January 2026 cumulative update, but the company’s characteristically sparse advisory leaves IT...
New Windows Management Services EoP Flaw (CVE-2026-20866) Risks Full System Takeover — Patch Immediately
Microsoft has acknowledged a new local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Windows Management Services, tracked as CVE-2026-20866, that could allow an attacker to escalate from a standard user...
CVE-2026-20843: Windows RRAS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Analysis & Mitigation Guide
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) has raised significant security concerns for enterprise networks and system administrators. Designated as...
CVE-2026-20848: Critical SMB Server Vulnerability Patched in January 2026 Windows Update
Microsoft has addressed a significant elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) component, designated as CVE-2026-20848, in its January 2026 Patch Tuesday...
Microsoft Flags Azure Arc Agent Bug That Could Hand Attackers the Keys to Your Cloud
Microsoft has disclosed an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Azure Connected Machine Agent (azcmagent), the software that bridges on-premises and non-Azure servers to the Azure management...
CVE-2026-20830: Microsoft Patches camsvc Elevation of Privilege – What You Must Do
Microsoft closed out the first Patch Tuesday of 2026 with a fix for a high-severity elevation-of-privilege flaw in the Windows Capability Access Management Service (camsvc). The vulnerability,...
Microsoft Confirms Elevation-of-Privilege Flaw in Windows Management Services — Here’s Urgent Patch Guidance
Microsoft has published CVE-2026-20924, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Windows Management Services, with a high-confidence severity rating. The disclosure, posted on the Microsoft...