CVE-2026-48565
Windows Narrator Braille Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted search path in Windows Narrator Braille allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Narrator Braille Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted search path in Windows Narrator Braille allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-48565- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
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 - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
EUVDEUVD-2026-35585
Untrusted search path in Windows Narrator Braille allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35585- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x9hc-8r9x-c29v
Untrusted search path in Windows Narrator Braille allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Untrusted search path in Windows Narrator Braille allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-x9hc-8r9x-c29v- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Untrusted search path in Windows Narrator Braille allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-48565- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-48565 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows Narrator Braille, published June 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.