CVE-2026-68850
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Account allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized system changes.
Recommendation
Install the latest security updates from Microsoft.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Account
See all- CVE-2026-56165Critical
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Account allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-85329High
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Account allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-83847High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Account allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-68852Medium
A vulnerability in Microsoft Account involves the use of an uninitialized resource. An authorized attacker could exploit this to disclose information locally.
Original NVD description (English source)
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Account allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS