CVE-2026-50364

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 30/100
Published: 2026-07-14 Modified: 2026-10-28 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Server Backup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected Software (13)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.7548
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7548
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7548
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7548
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7548
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7548
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7548
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.8875
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.8875
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.8875
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.8875
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.2269
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.2525

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

30 / 100
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

7.3 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.47%
Raw Score 0.004690
Percentile 40.5%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00469
2026-10-28
0.00469

Intelligence Sources

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