Windows Ancillary Function Driver For WinSock Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

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First Seen

January 13, 2026

Last Seen

August 13, 2026

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The Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability is a kernel-mode flaw in the AFD component (AFD.sys) that underpins WinSock networking on Windows.

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Windows Ancillary Function Driver For WinSock Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability

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