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Recorded 18 Oct 2026 at 14:54 UTC. This is what ChangeIntel recorded, including the title, summary, facts and links. It is not a statement of the source's current position. See the latest record.

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CVEMicrosoft Security Response Center

Windows Device Association Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Device Association Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

What it said

CVE
CVE-2026-69478
Severity
Important
CVSS base score
7.8
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
Exploitation detected
Not reported by MSRC
Publicly disclosed
No
Exploitability
Exploitation More Likely
Component
Windows Device Association Service
Weakness
CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Issued by
Microsoft
Customer action
Required: apply the update
Affected products
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, 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 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 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 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 26H1 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Updates that fix it
KB5122871: Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) (restart required); KB5122876: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) (restart required); KB5122878: 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 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (restart required); KB5122880: Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems (restart required); KB5122882: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) (restart required); KB5123099: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) (restart required); KB5124008: 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 (restart required); KB5124012: Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems (restart required)
CISA KEV
Not listed in the collected catalog
EPSS
0.3%; scored 18 Oct 2026
Public exploit code
No Nuclei template listed
Published
8 Sep 2026 07:00 UTC
Last revised
8 Sep 2026 07:00 UTC
Revision note
Information published.

Source evidence when recorded

Microsoft security releases
Complete at observationRead 18 Oct 2026 at 14:53 UTC
CISA KEV
Complete at observationRead 18 Oct 2026 at 14:53 UTC
FIRST EPSS
Complete at observationRead 18 Oct 2026 at 14:53 UTC
Public detection templates (Nuclei)
Complete at observationRead 18 Oct 2026 at 14:53 UTC

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  1. 18 Oct 2026 · 14:54:30 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 16 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 18 Oct 2026
  2. 18 Oct 2026 · 14:54:30 UTC Link: September 2026/security?release=2026-Sep#cves
  3. 16 Oct 2026 · 16:13:25 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 15 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 16 Oct 2026
  4. 15 Oct 2026 · 21:30:54 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 14 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 15 Oct 2026
  5. 15 Oct 2026 · 01:07:54 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 13 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 14 Oct 2026
  6. 14 Oct 2026 · 11:22:42 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
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