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Microsoft XPS CVE-2026-68897

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73203 HIGH
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-wh2r-r29x-6474
7.0
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
7.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.0 HIGH

Local access required with low-privilege auth; AC:H reflects heap-grooming complexity; no scope change; full C/I/A consistent with SYSTEM privilege escalation.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Sep 08, 2026 - 23:05 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:18 nvd
HIGH 7.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Standard XPS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

AnalysisAI

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Standard XPS (XML Paper Specification) component affects a broad range of Windows desktop and server editions, enabling a locally authenticated attacker with standard user privileges to escalate to higher privilege levels. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L) confirms exploitation requires physical or interactive local access and elevated attack complexity, but successful exploitation yields full C:H/I:H/A:H impact - consistent with achieving SYSTEM-level code execution. …

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Exploitation The attacker must have interactive or network-authenticated local access to the target Windows system and must hold at minimum a standard (low-privilege) user account - PR:L in the CVSS vector confirms authentication is required. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS base score of 7.0 with vector AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H correctly reflects a local privilege escalation with non-trivial exploitation requirements. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Apply Microsoft's security update for the affected Windows build, bringing the system to or above the fixed build numbers listed in the affected products section (e.g., Windows 10 22H2 to 10.0.19045.7725, Windows 11 24H2 to 10.0.26100.9445, Windows Server 2025 to 10.0.26100.33438). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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