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High 8.8Published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-69945Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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It affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 and 8 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, higher than 19% of scored CVEs.
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Missing authorization in Windows AppX Deployment Extensions allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.28% (percentile 19)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 microsoft:windows_10_21h2 | from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.7807 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 microsoft:windows_10_22h2 | from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.7807 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 microsoft:windows_11_23h2 | from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.7652 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 microsoft:windows_11_24h2 | from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.9711 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 microsoft:windows_11_25h2 | from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.9711 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 microsoft:windows_11_26h1 | from 10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.3231 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 microsoft:windows_11_26h2 | from 10.0.26300.0 before 10.0.26300.9711 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 microsoft:windows_server_2022 (from the name) | from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.5761 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 microsoft:windows_server_2025 (from the name) | from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.33650 | CNA record |
microsoft windows_10_21h2 microsoft:windows_10_21h2 | before 10.0.19044.7807; before 10.0.19044.7807; before 10.0.19044.7807 | NVD |
microsoft windows_10_22h2 microsoft:windows_10_22h2 | before 10.0.19045.7807; before 10.0.19045.7807; before 10.0.19045.7807 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_23h2 microsoft:windows_11_23h2 | before 10.0.22631.7652; before 10.0.22631.7652 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_24h2 microsoft:windows_11_24h2 | before 10.0.26100.9711; before 10.0.26100.9711 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_25h2 microsoft:windows_11_25h2 | before 10.0.26200.9711; before 10.0.26200.9711 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_26h1 microsoft:windows_11_26h1 | before 10.0.28000.3231; before 10.0.28000.3231 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_26h2 microsoft:windows_11_26h2 | before 10.0.26300.9711; before 10.0.26300.9711 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2022 microsoft:windows_server_2022 | before 10.0.20348.5761 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2025 microsoft:windows_server_2025 | before 10.0.26100.33650 | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69945vendor-advisory, patch
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