Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2026-102868
Published: November 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU164615
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-102868
CWE-ID: CWE-497
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive system information.
The vulnerability exists due to exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Windows Shell when handling calls from lower-integrity processes. A local user can obtain the address of a medium-integrity process to disclose sensitive system information.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2026-102868
Install security update from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 11 23H2 10.0.22631.7711, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9445, 11 25H2 10.0.26200.9445, 11 26H1 10.0.28000.3501