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Windows Exploitation Techniques: Dangling COM Object Registrations

A researcher describes a Windows privilege-escalation flaw, CVE-2026-66804, that Microsoft recently fixes; the flaw is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-50343, known as “Dark Elevator.” The issue stems from a dangling COM object registration for the CrossDevice COM object.

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