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CVE-2026-50312: Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

mediumCVSS 4.7CVE-2026-50312
Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: WindowsPrivilege escalation
What
Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Who is affected
Authorized users of Windows with the affected driver.
Urgency
Remediation is medium urgency due to the potential for local privilege escalation.
Action
Apply the latest security patch for Windows.

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Details

Source
Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity
medium — CVSS 4.7
Published
2026-07-14
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50312

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.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2026-50312coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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