CVE-2026-68896
Microsoft Windows Search Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Windows Search Component 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
Microsoft Windows Search Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-68896- 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-36
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-73680
Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-73680- 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
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3wq2-677q-r3rq
Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to...
Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-3wq2-677q-r3rq- 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-36
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-68896- 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-36
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 11 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 26h1
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-2026-68896 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23h2, published September 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.