๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ CVE-2026-42989
๐ŸŸ  CVSS 7.8 โ€” High โœ… No Known Exploit CWE-59 NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

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

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-59
Public Exploit โœ… No
Source NVD
Published 2026-06-09
Updated 2026-06-12
Modified 2026-06-09
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
unknown โ€” โ€”
windows-10-1607 โ€” 10.0.14393.9234
windows-10-1809 โ€” 10.0.17763.8880
windows-10-21h2 โ€” 10.0.19044.7417
windows-10-22h2 โ€” 10.0.19045.7417
windows-11-23h2 โ€” 10.0.22631.7219
windows-11-24h2 โ€” 10.0.26100.8655
windows-11-25h2 โ€” 10.0.26200.8655
windows-11-26h1 โ€” 10.0.28000.2269
windows-server-2012 โ€” โ€”
windows-server-2016 โ€” 10.0.14393.9234
windows-server-2019 โ€” 10.0.17763.8880
windows-server-2022 โ€” 10.0.20348.5256
windows-server-2025 โ€” 10.0.26100.32995

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