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CVE-2026-68896 Microsoft Windows Search Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Microsoft Windows Search Component
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-68896
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 13:07 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-68896 Microsoft Windows Search Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Absolute path traversal in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Microsoft Windows Search Component

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 27028,
  "published_at": "2026-09-08T14:00:00+00:00"
}