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CVE-2026-50462

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.04 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2026-07-14 Modified: 2026-10-28 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

External control of file name or path in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (23)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9339
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.9339
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.9339
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.9020
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.9020
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7548
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7548
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7548
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7548
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7548
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7548
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.8875
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.8875
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.8875
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.8875
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.2269
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.2525
microsoft windows_server_2012 -
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2
microsoft windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.9339
microsoft windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.9020
microsoft windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.5386
microsoft windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.33158

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

41 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10.0 v3.1
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

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.46%
Raw Score 0.004570
Percentile 39.6%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00457
2026-10-28
0.00457

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →

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