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CVE-2026-50425

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.8)—

Use after free in Windows Internal System User Profile allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector AV:L, acceso local sin interacción del usuario. CWE-416 (use-after-free) permite escalada de privilegios. Impacto: ejecución de código con privilegios elevados.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

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Affected technologies (6)

CWEs

References

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