CVE-2026-70297
Skype for Business Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Absolute path traversal in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
Skype for Business Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Absolute path traversal in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-70297- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-2026-100138
Absolute path traversal in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100138- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-pphw-5c3p-q633
Absolute path traversal in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync allows an authorized attacker to...
Absolute path traversal in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-pphw-5c3p-q633- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-70297- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-36
- 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-2026-70297 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Skype For Business Server 2015 Cu13, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.