CVE-2026-96218: medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Windows Update Stack Tampering Vulnerability
Published · Updated
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 5.5epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 55% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Improper access control in Windows Update Stack allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 23H2Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 24H2Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 25H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 26H1Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 26H2Microsoft · Windows Server 2019Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2022Microsoft · Windows Server 2025Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)Related CVEs — Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
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