CVE-2026-70348
Windows Management Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to deny service 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
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Management Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-70348- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-56601
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-56601- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gg46-jqg3-93wc
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Management Services...
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
- Record
GHSA-gg46-jqg3-93wc- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-70348- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- 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-2026-70348 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published August 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.