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Elevation of Privilege in Windows Device Health Attestation via Trust Boundary Violation

IdentifiersCVE-2026-33828CWE-501· Trust Boundary Violation

CVE-2026-33828 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Device Health Attestation (DHA), also referenced as Windows Attestation. The flaw is described as a trust boundary violation in the Windows Attestation component. An authorized attacker with local access can exploit this improper trust handling across a security boundary to elevate privileges on the affected system. Publicly provided detail does not identify the exact vulnerable function or code path.

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Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges to SYSTEM on the affected Windows host. This can enable full control over the local system, including execution of code with highest local privileges, tampering with protected resources, disabling security controls, credential access, and establishment of persistence.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply the Microsoft June 2026 security update for Windows Device Health Attestation / Windows Attestation that addresses CVE-2026-33828. Standard remediation should include deploying the vendor patch across affected Windows systems and validating that the DHA/Attestation components are updated to the fixed build levels referenced by Microsoft.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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VendorProductType
Microsoft CorporationDevice Health Attestation Serviceapplication
Microsoft CorporationWindows 10 1607operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows 10 1809operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows 10 21h2operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows 10 22h2operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows 11 23h2operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows 11 24h2operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows 11 25h2operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows 11 26h1operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows Attestationoperating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows Server 2016operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows Server 2019operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows Server 2022operating_system
Microsoft CorporationWindows Server 2025operating_system

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