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cve-2026-32073

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CVE-2026-32073 is a high-severity local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys). Classified as a use-after-free issue with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.0, it allows a low-privileged local attacker to elevate privileges to system level. Microsoft published the advisory on April 14, 2026, and the Security Update Guide provides the official reference. Discussions on WindowsForum.com focus on understanding the technical details, assessing the risk, and prioritizing patching for affected Windows systems. This tag aggregates threads and resources related to CVE-2026-32073, including mitigation strategies and updates from Microsoft.
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    CVE-2026-32073 AFD.sys: High Local Use-After-Free Windows Privilege Escalation

    Microsoft’s CVE-2026-32073 is the kind of Windows security advisory that makes defenders stop and re-evaluate their patch queue: it is a local elevation-of-privilege flaw in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, better known as AFD.sys, and it is already being tracked as a...
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