CVE tracker / CVE-2026-69379
CVE-2026-69379
CVE-2026-69379 is the Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 7.0. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published September 8, 2026.
Risk summary
Microsoft describes it: “Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.”
How to fix it
Microsoft lists 10 affected products and the update that fixes each:
- KB5122871 · fixed build 10.0.26100.33438
Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) - KB5122880 · fixed build 10.0.22631.7582
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems - KB5124008 · fixed build 10.0.26200.9445, 10.0.26100.9445
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems - KB5124012 · fixed build 10.0.28000.2954
Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
What Microsoft changed
- September 8, 2026: Information published.
Details
- Weakness
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
- Publicly disclosed (Microsoft)
- No
- Exploited (Microsoft)
- No
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Not listed
- Published
- September 8, 2026
- Last revised
- September 8, 2026
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References
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