Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-65782 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65782 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-65782?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 11 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows Autopilot.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65782?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-65782 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-65782?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Autopilot. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a use-after-free memory corruption issue in Windows Autopilot. An authorized attacker with local access can trigger the use-after-free condition to achieve local privilege escalation. The attack requires prior authentication and local code execution capability on the affected system. Successful exploitation grants the attacker elevated privileges on the compromised device. A patch is available from Microsoft through their Security Update Guide.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Autopilot
Timeline
- 2026-08-11: disclosed