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CVE-2026-70142

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.04 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2026-10-13 Modified: 2026-10-28 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Description

Untrusted search path in Windows Update Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (38)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7652
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7652
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 10.0.26300.0 < 10.0.26300.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 10.0.26300.0 < 10.0.26300.9711
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7652
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7652
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.3231
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.3231
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33650
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33650
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33650
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33650
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7652
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7652
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_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_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
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References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

41 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10.0 v3.1
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 — Exploitation Probability

0.52%
Raw Score 0.005200
Percentile 44.1%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00520
2026-10-28
0.00414

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
nvd ref →

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