CVE tracker / CVE-2026-102868
CVE-2026-102868
CVE-2026-102868 is the Windows Shell Information Disclosure Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 5.5. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published November 10, 2026.
Risk summary
Microsoft describes it: “Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.”
How to fix it
Microsoft lists 8 affected products and the update that fixes each:
- KB5124008 · fixed builds 10.0.26200.9445, 10.0.26100.9445
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems - KB5131087 · fixed build 10.0.22631.7711
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems - KB5132059 · fixed build 10.0.28000.3501
Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
What Microsoft changed
- November 10, 2026: Information published.
Details
- Weakness
- CWE-497: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
- Publicly disclosed (Microsoft)
- No
- Exploited (Microsoft)
- No
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Not listed
- Published
- November 10, 2026
- Last revised
- November 10, 2026
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References
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