CVE-2026-62872 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework caused by incorrect authorization. The flaw allows an authenticated attacker with low privileges to exploit the vulnerable authorization logic over the network and obtain elevated privileges in the context of the affected application or user. Microsoft associates the issue with CWE-863. Affected .NET Framework branches include 3.5, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, and 4.8.1 across multiple supported Windows client and server releases.
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.NET Framework Elevation of Privilege vulnerability.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework caused by incorrect authorization, allowing an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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