CVE-2026-62832Vulnerability
Reported by 2 independent sources · first reported by Krebs on Security · last reported
Last reported 2 months ago
What the reports say
2 reports, newest first · the exact sentence from each-
Microsoft Fixes 400 Flaws on August Patch Tuesday“CVE-2026-62832 is an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Windows User Profile Service which could allow an authenticated local attacker to elevate privileges.”
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Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes“CVE-2026-62832 is another privilege escalation flaw that Microsoft has labeled likely to be exploited; this flaw, in the Windows User Profile Service, may be related to the recent “LegacyHive” public disclosure from the prolific bug hunter known as Nightmare Eclipse.”
Indicators reported together
named in the same reportsAlso named with it: CVE-2026-68820, CVE-2026-72971
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