CVE-2026-122177
Windows iSCSI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows iSCSI allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows iSCSI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows iSCSI allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-122177- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122500
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows iSCSI allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122500- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-662q-ph2h-4pjm
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows iSCSI allows an...
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows iSCSI allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-662q-ph2h-4pjm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows iSCSI allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-122177- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-122177 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.