{"id":"CVE-2026-73027","title":"External control of system or configuration setting in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","summary":"External control of system or configuration setting in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-15"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T21:18:20.100","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73027","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-73027","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T19:43:29.055Z","slug":"CVE-2026-73027","body":"## Overview\n\nExternal control of system or configuration setting in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}