CVE-2026-59127

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Windows Installer Integer Overflow Elevation of Privilege

Publication date: 2026-08-11

Last updated on: 2026-08-17

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-08-11

Last Modified

2026-08-17

Generated

2026-09-01

AI Q&A

2026-08-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-30

NVD

CVE-2026-59127

EUVD

EUVD-2026-56308

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
microsoft	windows_server_2012	r2
microsoft	windows_server_2012	*
microsoft	windows_10_1607	to 10.0.14393.9418 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_1607	to 10.0.14393.9418 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	to 10.0.19044.7663 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	to 10.0.19044.7663 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	to 10.0.19044.7663 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	to 10.0.19045.7663 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	to 10.0.19045.7663 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	to 10.0.19045.7663 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_23h2	to 10.0.22631.7517 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_23h2	to 10.0.22631.7517 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_24h2	to 10.0.26100.9106 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_24h2	to 10.0.26100.9106 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_26h1	to 10.0.28000.2704 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_26h1	to 10.0.28000.2704 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_25h2	to 10.0.26200.9106 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_25h2	to 10.0.26200.9106 (exc)
microsoft	windows_server_2016	to 10.0.14393.9418 (exc)
microsoft	windows_server_2022	to 10.0.20348.5440 (exc)
microsoft	windows_server_2025	to 10.0.26100.33222 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_1809	to 10.0.17763.9121 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_1809	to 10.0.17763.9121 (exc)
microsoft	windows_server_2019	to 10.0.17763.9121 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-190	The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an integer overflow or wraparound issue in Windows Installer. It allows an authorized attacker with local access to elevate their privileges on the system.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves an integer overflow in Windows Installer. Detection requires checking for unusual privilege escalation events or installer-related anomalies. Review Windows Event Logs for installer errors or unexpected privilege changes. Use commands like 'wevtutil qe System /q:*[System[EventID=1000]]' to check for installer crashes and 'whoami /priv' to verify active privileges.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gain higher-level permissions on your system, potentially allowing them to install malicious software, view or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows local privilege escalation, which could enable unauthorized access to sensitive systems or data. Such access may violate compliance requirements under GDPR (data protection) or HIPAA (health information security) if exploited to access protected data.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security updates from Microsoft to patch the Windows Installer component. Monitor Microsoft's update guide for the specific patch related to CVE-2026-59127.

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