CVE-2026-61358

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS Score
3.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 13% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: August 11, 2026 (26 days ago)
Last Modified: August 12, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: MITRE

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Accessibility Infrastructure (ATBroker.exe) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CWE

CWE-59

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1Microsoft Windows Server 2019Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com