CVE-2026-70086
HighCVSS 7.0Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs
Summary
Use after free in the Microsoft Windows Search Component. An authorized attacker can elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
Local privilege escalation may enable an attacker to execute code with higher privileges and further compromise the system.
Recommendation
Install Microsoft updates for the Windows Search Component and monitor for unusual search indexing activity.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Search Component
See all- CVE-2026-96910Medium
Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally. The flaw arises from processing untrusted pointer data.
- CVE-2026-96324High
A use after free in the Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. The flaw results from accessing freed memory in the search module.
- CVE-2026-88191High
Improper link resolution before file access (link following) in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. The issue stems from improper file path handling.
- CVE-2026-88182High
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-88160High
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-85869High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-83829High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-83725High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-83704High
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-83686Medium
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Original NVD description (English source)
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS