CVE-2026-72948CWE-23

CVE-2026-72948

Medium · published September 8, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Relative path traversal in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00376 · 30.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-23 · Relative Path Traversal
Published
2026-09-08T22:20Z
Affected products (10)
ProductVersionsFixed in
microsoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.951210.0.14393.9512
microsoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.951210.0.14393.9512
microsoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.924510.0.17763.9245
microsoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.924510.0.17763.9245
microsoft/windows_server_2012all versions—
microsoft/windows_server_2012all versions—
microsoft/windows_server_2016< 10.0.14393.951210.0.14393.9512
microsoft/windows_server_2019< 10.0.17763.924510.0.17763.9245
microsoft/windows_server_2022< 10.0.20348.562210.0.20348.5622
microsoft/windows_server_2025< 10.0.26100.3343810.0.26100.33438
References (1)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72948 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 SEP 03:18Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 08 SEP 17:12Z
    Windows DNS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5