Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 NTFS privileges management
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows 11 23H2/11 24H2/11 25H2/11 26H1/Server 2025. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component NTFS. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-69379. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 11 23H2/11 24H2/11 25H2/11 26H1/Server 2025. This issue affects an unknown code of the component NTFS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-69379 since 08/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/08/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/03/2026 CVE reserved09/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-69379 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-69379
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-400187
Entry
Created: 09/08/2026 20:54Changes: 09/08/2026 20:54 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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