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CVE-2026-69785 Windows Smart Card Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An untrusted search path in Windows Smart Card may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Smart Card
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-69785
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 11:23 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-69785 Windows Smart Card Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

An untrusted search path in Windows Smart Card may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Untrusted search path in Windows Smart Card allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Smart Card

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: authorized attacker

Complete source record
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