CVE-2026-69425
Windows NTFS Tampering Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- 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 NTFS Tampering Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-69425- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-73497
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-73497- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5cm-4vrf-93h3
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an...
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
- Record
GHSA-w5cm-4vrf-93h3- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-69425- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- 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-2026-69425 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) 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 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.