# CVE-2026-69935: Microsoft Windows Storage use-after-free privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-69935-use-after-free-in-windows-storage-allows-an-authorized-attacker  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-13. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-69935 · Severity: high · CVSS 7 · Published 2026-10-13

Windows Storage, a core Windows component that manages disk and file operations, contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows an authorized local user to escalate their privileges. An attacker with local system access could exploit this flaw to gain elevated administrative rights, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Technologies: [Microsoft Windows Storage](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/windows-storage). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-69935 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69935 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-69935?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 13 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft Windows Storage.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69935?** 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-2026-69935 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-69935?** Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Storage. 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

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Storage component allows an authenticated local attacker to execute code with elevated privileges. The vulnerability requires local access and authorization to trigger, but successful exploitation results in privilege escalation from a standard user context to SYSTEM or administrator level.

## Affected products

- Microsoft Windows Storage

## Timeline

- 2026-10-13: disclosed

## References

- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69935](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69935)

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