CVE-2026-62687

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 36/100
Published: 2026-10-13 Modified: 2026-10-29 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: None
A: None

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Backup Engine allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Affected Software (17)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.7807
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7807
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7807
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7807
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7807
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7807
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7807
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7652
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7652
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.9711
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.9711
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.9711
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.9711
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.3231
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.3231
microsoft windows_11_26h2 < 10.0.26300.9711
microsoft windows_11_26h2 < 10.0.26300.9711

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

36 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.50%
Raw Score 0.004950
Percentile 42.4%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00495
2026-10-28
0.00495

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
nvd ref →