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CVE-2026-69383 Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker can exploit external control of a file name or path in Windows Shell to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Shell
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-69383
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 02:12 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-69383 Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker can exploit external control of a file name or path in Windows Shell to elevate privileges locally.

External control of file name or path in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Shell

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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      }
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  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 26626,
  "published_at": "2026-09-08T14:00:00+00:00"
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