Microsoft Windows Bluetooth Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the Windows Bluetooth Service. This vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to locally elevate privileges. Affected systems include various versions of Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022, and Windows Server 2025.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges, enabling them to create or delete files under the 'NT AUTHORITY\ LOCAL SERVICE' account.

Remediation

Users can apply the security updates provided in the Microsoft Update Catalog. Specific update details can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles KB5055518, KB5055523, KB5055526, and KB5055528.