Epic Games Store Installation DLL Hijacking Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2025-2279 Epic Games Store Installation DLL Hijacking Privilege Escalation Vulnerability January 15, 2026 CVE Number CVE-2025-61973 SUMMARY A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Epic Games Store via the Microsoft Store. A...

The vulnerability of the Windows Installer component on Windows operating systems, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the Windows Installer component in Windows operating systems is related to synchronization errors when using a common resource “Race Condition”. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to increase their privileges...

Malicious code in haqawi (PyPI)

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MAL-2026-255 Malicious code in haqawi (PyPI)

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MAL-2026-256 Malicious code in legendevil1 (PyPI)

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CVE-2026-20816

Time-of-check time-of-use toctou race condition in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

MiracleLinux 4 : php-pear-1.9.4-4.AXS4 (AXSA:2012-73:01)

The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2012-73:01 advisory. PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. This package contains the basic PEAR components. Security issues fixed with this...

CVE-2026-20816

Time-of-check time-of-use toctou race condition in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

CVE-2026-20816

Time-of-check time-of-use toctou race condition in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

CVE-2026-20816 Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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CVE-2026-20816

Time-of-check time-of-use toctou race condition in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

CVE-2026-20816

CVE-2026-20816 is a Windows Installer time-of-check/time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition that can allow a local user with low privileges to escalate to higher privileges. The connected Nessus entries flag this as affecting Windows Installer and describe the vulnerability as a local privilege escal...

CVE-2026-20816 Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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End of support for Office 2016 and Office 2019

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Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Time-of-check time-of-use toctou race condition in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

Multiple vulnerabilities in EATON UPS Companion

Overview EATON UPS Companion provided by Eaton contains multiple vulnerabilities listed below. Uncontrolled search path element CWE-427, CVE-2025-59887 Unquoted search path or element CWE-428, CVE-2025-59888 Kazuma Matsumoto of GMO Cybersecurity by IERAE, Inc. reported these vulnerabilities to th...

PT-2026-2666

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Installer affected versions not specified Description A time-of-check time-of-use TOCTOU race condition exists in Windows Installer. This condition can be exploited by an authorized attacker to gain elevated privileges locally. The iss...

CVE-2026-20816: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Time-of-check time-of-use toctou race condition in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

Microsoft Windows Installer 安全漏洞

Microsoft Windows Installer is a component of the Windows operating system from Microsoft. It provides a standard basis for installing and uninstalling software. A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Installer. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to elevate privileges. The...

GO-2026-4281 Harvest May Expose OS Default SSH Login Password Via SUSE Virtualization Interactive Installer in github.com/harvester/harvester-installer

Harvest May Expose OS Default SSH Login Password Via SUSE Virtualization Interactive Installer in github.com/harvester/harvester-installer...