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CVE-2026-62832

Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 11, 2026 at 05:06 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 06:12 PM UTC
8 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2022Windows 10 21H2Windows 10 22H2

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows User Profile Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Windows 10 21H2· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.19044.766310.0.19044.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19044.766310.0.19044.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.19044.7663, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 10 22H2· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.19045.766310.0.19045.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19045.766310.0.19045.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.19045.7663, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 11 23H2· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.22631.751710.0.22631.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22631.751710.0.22631.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.22631.7517, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 11 24H2· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.26100.916810.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.916810.0.26100.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.9168, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 11 25H2· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.26200.916810.0.26200.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26200.916810.0.26200.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.26200.9168, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 11 26H1· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.28000.270410.0.28000.0 ≤ v < 10.0.28000.270410.0.28000.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.28000.2704, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows Server 2022· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.20348.549910.0.20348.0 ≤ v < 10.0.20348.549910.0.20348.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.20348.5499, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows Server 2025· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.26100.3329610.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.3329610.0.26100.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.33296, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62832

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-59

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