Microsoft Windows Deployment Services path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows Deployment Services. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-118213. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Deployment Services. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Relative path traversal in Windows Deployment Services allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-118213 since 10/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/10/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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• Operating System

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• Microsoft

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• Windows

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• Deployment Services

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• commercial

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

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