---
id: CVE-2026-65779
title: Windows Autopilot Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Use after free in Windows Autopilot allows an authorized attacker to elevate
  privileges locally.
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 11 Version 24H2
affected:
  - windows_11_version_24h2 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.9168
  - windows_11_version_25h2 >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.9168
  - windows_11_version_26h1 >= 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.2704
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-08-11T18:02:58.494431Z'
published: '2026-08-11'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T16:26:26.457Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65779'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65779'
    label: Windows Autopilot Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00214
epssPercentile: 0.12005
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T18:07:34.888Z'
---

## Overview

Use after free in Windows Autopilot allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

## Affected

- `windows_11_version_24h2 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.9168`
- `windows_11_version_25h2 >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.9168`
- `windows_11_version_26h1 >= 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.2704`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.