Local Privilege Escalation

Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) is a security vulnerability that allows a user or program with limited permissions on a computer or system to gain higher-level access, such as administrative or root privileges.

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Fortinet FortiClient Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2026-24018)

Jason Davies 796 Views 0 Comments ,  ,  ,  0 min read

– This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Fortinet FortiClient.

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npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2026-0775)

Jason Davies 865 Views 0 Comments ,  0 min read

– This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of npm cli.

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Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2026-20871)

Luke Simmonds 931 Views 0 Comments ,  ,  ,  ,  0 min read

– This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows.

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ASUS MyASUS Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-59373)

Luke Simmonds 866 Views 0 Comments ,  ,  ,  0 min read

– This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of ASUS MyASUS.

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Realtek rtl81xx SDK Wi-Fi Driver rtwlanu Heap-based Buffer Overflow Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-8300)

Luke Simmonds 1405 Views 0 Comments ,  ,  ,  0 min read

– This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Realtek rtl81xx SDK Wi-Fi driver.

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Foxit PDF Reader Update Service Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-9330)

Jason Davies 1069 Views 0 Comments ,  ,  ,  0 min read

– This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader.

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Microsoft Windows win32kfull Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-53132)

Luke Simmonds 1506 Views 0 Comments ,  ,  ,  ,  0 min read

– This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows.

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NVIDIA Container Toolkit Environment Variable Handling Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-23266)

Luke Simmonds 1168 Views 0 Comments ,  ,  ,  ,  0 min read

– This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NVIDIA Container Toolkit.

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Microsoft Windows win32kfull Integer Overflow Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-49742)

Luke Simmonds 1597 Views 0 Comments ,  ,  ,  ,  0 min read

– This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows.

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Microsoft Windows AppX Deployment Service Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-48820)

Jason Davies 1450 Views 0 Comments ,  ,  ,  ,  0 min read

– This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows.

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