CVE-2026-83781HighCVSS 7.8
Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Improper null termination in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
🎯 Affected products14
- Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
✅ Remediation
KB5127648 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26300.9711 KB5126655 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.5761 KB5126646 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.33650 KB5127648 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26200.9711 KB5126653 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22631.7652 KB5127648 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.9711 KB5127646 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.28000.3231
🔗 References (11)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83781
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5127648
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5127648
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5126655
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5126655
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5126646
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5126646
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5126653
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5126653
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5127646
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5127646