CVE-2026-12518 (GCVE-0-2026-12518)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 07:27 – Updated: 2026-09-14 10:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
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
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://blog.amberwolf.com/blog/2026/september/a-… | third-party-advisoryexploit |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logitech | Logi Options+ |
Affected:
1.88.0 , < 2.7.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
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Nomenclature
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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