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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
CVE-2026-62832 Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server Informative 01-09-2026

Technical Information

An authenticated attacker could exploit improper link resolution in the Windows User Profile Service to load another user’s registry hive, access or modify their data, and elevate privileges to Administrator.

Patch release date: Aug 11, 2026
Further information on this vulnerability is available at : CVE-2026-62832

Affected Software

Windows Server 2022,
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation),
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems,
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems,
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation),
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems,
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 Server 2025,
Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems