CVE-2026-55013
Windows Remote Help Defense Spoofing Vulnerability
Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help Defense allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing 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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Remote Help Defense Spoofing Vulnerability
Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help Defense allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-55013- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-63697
Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help Defense allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-63697- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-39q8-9m9g-xhf8
Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help Defense allows an authorized attacker to...
Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help Defense allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
- Record
GHSA-39q8-9m9g-xhf8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help Defense allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-55013- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-55013 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Microsoft Remote Help, published August 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.