PT-2026-70520
CVE-2026-62768
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Published
2026-08-11
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Updated
2026-08-17
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Windows Installer (affected versions not specified)
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow occurs in Windows Installer, which allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. A stack-based buffer overflow is a condition where a program writes more data to a buffer located on the stack than the buffer is allocated to hold, potentially overwriting adjacent memory.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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