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CVE-2026-68831 Windows Defender Firewall Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker can disclose information locally through files or directories accessible to external parties in Windows Defender Firewall Service.

Products
Windows Defender Firewall Service
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-68831
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 05:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-68831 Windows Defender Firewall Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker can disclose information locally through files or directories accessible to external parties in Windows Defender Firewall Service.

Files or directories accessible to external parties in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Windows Defender Firewall Service

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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