CVE-2026-69289 Windows Setup Files Cleanup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

{
  "id": "8ed36fb3ae2b55304289babd5222702fb256d500b8c40fc1bc1319c560e188f0",
  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69289",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2026-69289 Windows Setup Files Cleanup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
    "summary": "Windows Setup Files Cleanup has a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability involving improper link resolution before file access. The announcement does not state affected or fixed versions.",
    "evidence": "Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "Windows Setup Files Cleanup",
          "evidence": "Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally."
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-69289",
        "evidence": "CVE-2026-69289 Windows Setup Files Cleanup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 26819,
  "published_at": "2026-09-08T14:00:00+00:00"
}