Aug 2026: Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-62768 Published on August 11, 2026
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Overflow Vulnerability?
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
CVE-2026-62768 has been classified to as a Stack Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-62768
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9418 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.9115 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19044.0 and below 10.0.19044.7663 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.7663 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.7517 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.7517 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.9168 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.9168 is affected.
- Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.2704 is affected.
- Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.26279 is affected.
- Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.26279 is affected.
- Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.23337 is affected.
- Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.23337 is affected.
- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9418 is affected.
- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9418 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.9115 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.9115 is affected.
- Version 10.0.20348.0 and below 10.0.20348.5499 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.33296 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.33296 is affected.