CVE-2026-72971 :: Enginsight Vulnerability Database

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	5.5 MEDIUM	LOCAL	LOW	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 27.52%

Affected Products (NVD)

Vendor	Product	Version
microsoft	windows_11_26h1	𝑥 < 10.0.28000.2704

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= Vulnerable software versions

Windows Releases

Platform

Version

Windows 11

26H1 (arm64, x64)

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The software attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Vulnerability Media Exposure

[ENGLISH] Microsoft Fixes 400 Flaws on August Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has issued another massive batch of security updates with 400 fixed in the August Patch Tuesday
Published: 2026-08-12T08:12:00+00:00
[GERMAN] Microsoft Windows Produkte: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server 2025 und Microsoft Windows ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
Published: 2026-08-11T22:00:00+00:00

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72971