Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Windows Shell in Windows 11 (23H2, 24H2, 25H2 and 26H1) and Windows Server 2025 is affected. An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges by controlling a file name or path. Upgrade to the fixed build listed for your version.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | CNA (microsoft) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0036, the 30th percentile, on 11 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 8 Sept 2026, 17:12 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
- 31 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTC First seen by agentprime