CVE-2026-49800: Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

highCVSS 7.8CVE-2026-49800

Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 7.8
Published: 2026-07-14
Last updated: 2026-07-17
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49800

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2026-498002.1% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 80% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-49800	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

unknownexploitedNCSC-2026-0231 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Windowsncsc-nl
highCVE-2026-49800: Windows Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilitymsrc

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