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Windows Search Component CVE-2026-69554

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73019 MEDIUM
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-5q4w-2j92-q4ww
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:N/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI
5.5 MEDIUM

Local-only attack requiring a valid low-privilege session; integrity-only impact with no confidentiality or availability consequence matches the described tampering behavior.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/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
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 06:11 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:19 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Missing authentication for critical function in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.

AnalysisAI

Local integrity tampering in the Windows Search Component (CWE-306, Missing Authentication for Critical Function) affects virtually all supported Windows releases - from Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025 - enabling a low-privileged, locally authenticated attacker to manipulate the component's behavior or data without passing an expected authentication gate. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) confirms the impact is limited to integrity; no confidentiality or availability loss is expected. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires an existing authenticated local user session on the target system with at least low-privilege (standard user) rights, as confirmed by PR:L and AV:L in the CVSS vector - remote unauthenticated exploitation is not possible. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 5.5 Medium rating is credible and likely accurate given the local-only attack vector (AV:L) and low-privilege requirement (PR:L) - this is not remotely exploitable without first obtaining a local session. … 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 for each affected Windows version via Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), or Microsoft Update Catalog, targeting the minimum fixed builds listed in the MSRC advisory: Windows 10 21H2/22H2 to 10.0.19044.7725 / 10.0.19045.7725 or later, Windows 11 24H2/25H2 to 10.0.26100.9445 / 10.0.26200.9445 or later, Windows 11 26H1 to 10.0.28000.2954 or later, Windows Server 2025 to 10.0.26100.33438 or later, and corresponding builds for Server 2012 through Server 2022 as detailed at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69554. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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