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Windows Fast FAT Driver CVE-2026-68878

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73204 HIGH
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-389m-px3j-rcmc
8.0
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
8.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.0 HIGH

PR:L for authenticated low-privilege requirement; UI:R for necessary user interaction with FAT content; AV:N justified by SMB-based network share exposure of fastfat.sys; full C/I/A:H reflects SYSTEM-level code execution.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Sep 08, 2026 - 22:47 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:18 nvd
HIGH 8.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Fast FAT Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

AnalysisAI

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows Fast FAT Driver (fastfat.sys) enables an authenticated low-privilege attacker to escalate to SYSTEM-level privileges on affected Windows hosts via a network attack vector. Spanning Windows 10 through Windows 11 and Windows Server 2012 through 2025, the flaw (EUVD-2026-73204) requires user interaction but yields complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the targeted system. …

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Exploitation The attacker must hold at minimum a low-privilege authenticated account on the target system or network (PR:L per CVSS vector). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 8.0 score (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reflects meaningful real-world risk: a low-privilege authenticated attacker can achieve full system compromise with low attack complexity. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Vendor-released patch: apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2026-68878 via Windows Update or the Microsoft Update Catalog; the advisory is at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68878. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory all Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2012-2025 systems using your endpoint management platform and verify current patch status via WSUS, Intune, or your SCCM dashboards. …

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