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Windows MIDI Service CVE-2026-68842

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73406 MEDIUM
Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere (CWE-497)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-2p5r-xfm3-j59q
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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5.5 MEDIUM

Local-only exploitation requiring low-privilege authenticated session; only confidentiality impacted with no integrity or availability effect.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:30 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:18 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

AnalysisAI

Information disclosure in the Windows MIDI Service Module affects Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1, allowing a locally authenticated low-privileged attacker to read sensitive system information that should remain within an authorized control sphere. The vulnerability (CWE-497) requires no user interaction and is limited to local attack vectors with no integrity or availability impact. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires an authenticated local session on the target Windows 11 machine with at minimum standard user (low-privilege) access - confirmed by the CVSS vector PR:L. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium) accurately captures the bounded nature of this vulnerability: the attack requires an established local session with at least low-level privileges, ruling out remote exploitation. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the Microsoft security update bringing Windows 11 24H2 systems to build 10.0.26100.9445 or later, Windows 11 25H2 systems to build 10.0.26200.9445 or later, and Windows 11 26H1 systems to build 10.0.28000.2954 or later. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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