CVE-2026-49176

Windows WalletService Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Improper privilege management in Windows WalletService allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607 · Windows 10 Version 1809 · Windows 10 Version 21H2 · Windows 10 Version 22H2 · Windows 11 Version 24H2 · Windows 11 Version 25H2

CVSS v3.1 MICROSOFT

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 24th percentile

Published

2026-07-14

Updated

2026-10-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• DavidCarliez/CVE-2026-49176_LPE_POC61★ · 2026-07-20
• 777erp/CVE-2026-49176_BOF4★ · 2026-07-29

Security advisories

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49176

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2019-9702
• CVE-2026-50454
• CVE-2026-54992
• CVE-2026-58635
• CVE-2026-66804
• CVE-2024-28665