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important · Privilege — Windows Update

Attackers are exploiting Windows Update Stack link following to turn a standard local foothold into SYSTEM.

Affects

Microsoft Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025, desktop and server operating systems.

Low-privilege code on an affected Windows 11 or Windows Server 2025 host can arrange a link condition that redirects the updater’s privileged file access and yields SYSTEM.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2026