CVE-2026-70563

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Published: September 8, 2026 (2 days ago)
Last Modified: September 9, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: MITRE

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

CWE

CWE-59

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft 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 2012

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com