CVE-2026-105541 · Infrastructure
NO FIX YET
Windows Audio Service mishandles a pointer offset, so an attacker who already has a local account can raise their privileges. The NVD entry gives a CVSS score of 7.8 (high) and reports no exploitation in the wild.
first public Nov 10, 2026 · 1 source
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Any Windows machine where a user can log on locally can be affected, since the attacker must already be authorized on the system. The sources do not say which Windows builds are vulnerable or which fixed build applies. Systems with no untrusted local users carry lower risk, but the sources do not say so explicitly.
Not affected if no-untrusted-local-users
Who cares local-privilege-escalation, windows, windows-audio
winver and compare it with the fixed build in Microsoft's advisory, which the sources do not name.sc query Audiosrv.No fix yet, per the sources.
Use of out-of-range pointer offset in Windows Audio Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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