CVE-2026-69445 Windows Compressed Folder Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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  "id": "b75369b5b2d110529b19552cd09ad40b2b15a2e76ffccccdb59421b4cf4f7318",
  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69445",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2026-69445 Windows Compressed Folder Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
    "summary": "A path traversal vulnerability in Windows Compressed Folder allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
    "evidence": "Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Windows Compressed Folder allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "Windows Compressed Folder",
          "evidence": "in Windows Compressed Folder"
        },
        "prerequisites": [
          {
            "value": "an authorized attacker",
            "evidence": "allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally"
          }
        ],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-69445",
        "evidence": "CVE-2026-69445 Windows Compressed Folder Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 26875,
  "published_at": "2026-09-08T14:00:00+00:00"
}