CVE-2026-81963 Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Update Stack allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVSS
- 7.8 High
- EPSS
- 7.1%
- Percentile
- 94
- Published
- 2026-09-08
- Force
- 10 of 12
- Public PoC
- 2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
On CISA’s exploited list
Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability
- Added
- 2026-09-08
- Federal patch deadline
- 2026-09-22
- Ransomware use
- not known