VDB-400067 · CVE-2026-69271 · GCVE-0-2026-69271

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Standard XPS buffer overflow

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8.8	$25k-$100k	0.00+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Standard XPS. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-69271. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Standard XPS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Standard XPS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-69271 since 08/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/08/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.0
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

08/03/2026 CVE reserved
09/08/2026 +36 days Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-69271 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-69271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-400067
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2026 20:12
Changes: 09/08/2026 20:12 (63)
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