CVE-2026-61936
Windows Defender Firewall Service Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Defender Firewall Service Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-61936- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-56340
Missing authorization in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-56340- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4w5-xvq5-9w6f
Missing authorization in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to...
Missing authorization in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
GHSA-m4w5-xvq5-9w6f- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing authorization in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-61936- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- 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 server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
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-2026-61936 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published August 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.