🛡️ **CVE-2026-68820: Windows AFD.sys Privilege Escalation Zero-Day — Actively Exploited, August 2026 Patch Available**
Published Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 10:34 AM PT BLUF: CVE-2026-68820, a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows AFD.sys (Ancillary Function Driver), was actively exploited by threat actors before Microsoft released a patch in August 2026. Local attackers can escalate to SYSTEM level on unpatched systems. All Windows environments must apply August 2026 security updates immediately. DETAILS ...