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CVE-2026-12518 (GCVE-0-2026-12518)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 07:27 – Updated: 2026-09-14 10:46
VLAI
Title
Local privilege escalation in the Logi Options+ updater service on Windows
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Logitech Logi Options+ updater service on Windows allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-14 10:40 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
References
URL Tags
https://blog.amberwolf.com/blog/2026/september/a-… third-party-advisoryexploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Logitech Logi Options+ Affected: 1.88.0 , < 2.7.0 (semver)
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