{"id":"CVE-2026-69328","title":"Untrusted search path in Windows Storage allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","summary":"Untrusted search path in Windows Storage allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-426"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_1607","affected":["windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.9512","windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.9245","windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7725","windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7725","windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7582","windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.9445","windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.9445","windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.2954","windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.9512","windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.9245","windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.5622","windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.33438"],"patched":["windows_10_1607 10.0.14393.9512","windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.9245","windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.7725","windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.7725","windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.7582","windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.9445","windows_11_25h2 10.0.26200.9445","windows_11_26h1 10.0.28000.2954","windows_server_2016 10.0.14393.9512","windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.9245","windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.5622","windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.33438"],"published":"2026-09-08","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T15:10:30.460","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69328","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69328","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","exploit-available","cve.org"],"epss":0.00457,"epssPercentile":0.39489,"exploits":{"github":1,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/0xf9b6a41ec/CVE-2026-69328"],"checkedAt":"2026-10-27T19:08:54.334Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-09T04:18:58.509798Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T19:08:49.609Z","slug":"CVE-2026-69328","body":"## Overview\n\nUntrusted search path in Windows Storage allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.9512`\n- `windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.9245`\n- `windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7725`\n- `windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7725`\n- `windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7582`\n- `windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.9445`\n- `windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.9445`\n- `windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.2954`\n- `windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.9512`\n- `windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.9245`\n- `windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.5622`\n- `windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.33438`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `windows_10_1607 10.0.14393.9512`\n- `windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.9245`\n- `windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.7725`\n- `windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.7725`\n- `windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.7582`\n- `windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.9445`\n- `windows_11_25h2 10.0.26200.9445`\n- `windows_11_26h1 10.0.28000.2954`\n- `windows_server_2016 10.0.14393.9512`\n- `windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.9245`\n- `windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.5622`\n- `windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.33438`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":55,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":203839,"id":"CVE-2026-69328","ts":1789489191166,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}