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Microsoft JScript CVE-2026-69438

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73496 HIGH
Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types (CWE-681)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-g585-c42c-qwvp
8.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.1 HIGH

Network-accessible server-side JScript processing with no auth or user interaction; AC:H reflects heap-grooming complexity required for reliable numeric type confusion exploitation.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Metadata Corrected
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:40 vuln.today
tag: Authentication Bypass removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:17 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:19 nvd
HIGH 8.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Incorrect conversion between numeric types in Microsoft JScript allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in Microsoft JScript's numeric type conversion logic allows unauthenticated network attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Windows hosts. The vulnerability stems from CWE-681 (incorrect conversion between numeric types) in jscript.dll, the legacy Windows scripting engine, and affects the full span of supported Windows releases from Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires network-reachable exposure of a JScript processing surface on the target Windows host. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 8.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) characterizes this as a high-severity, network-reachable, unauthenticated RCE with no user interaction required, tempered only by high attack complexity. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Vendor-released patch is available from Microsoft. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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