Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2026-68820
How serious is it
- Severity: not rated yet.
- Exploit prediction (EPSS): 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all vulnerabilities.
- Confirmed exploited in the wild (CISA KEV).
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
Is your app affected by CVE-2026-68820?
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Who is affected
- Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock
How to check
- Find out whether you run the affected product and which version, then compare it with the versions above.
How to fix
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- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Check your whole app
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References
- No references listed.
Merged from CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS. Last updated 23 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON