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Windows WebDAV EUVDEUVD-2026-100088

| CVE-2026-88126 HIGH
Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CWE-822)
2026-10-13 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-w424-6cqv-8xvw
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to Windows host as low-privileged user
  2. Delivery
    Invoke vulnerable WebDAV code path
  3. Exploit
    Trigger untrusted pointer dereference (CWE-822)
  4. Execution
    Corrupt memory and hijack execution
  5. Impact
    Elevate to SYSTEM privileges

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Untrusted pointer prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires prior local, authenticated access to the Windows host as a low-privileged user (PR:L, AV:L) and reaching the vulnerable WebDAV code path; there is no network-remote or unauthenticated path and no user interaction is needed once the attacker is logged in. The key limiting factor is that the attacker must already have a foothold on the system, which makes this an escalation primitive rather than an initial-access vulnerability. Affected builds span Windows 10/11 (multiple versions) and Windows Server 2012 through 2025; the patched builds listed by EUVD (e.g., Windows 11 24H2 >=10.0.26100.9711) remove the condition.

Impact

This is a plausible but not top-tier priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H = 7.8 HIGH) describes a local elevation-of-privilege flaw: the attacker must already hold low-privileged authenticated access to the host and can then achieve total compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H). SSVC reinforces a measured posture - Exploitation: none, Automatable: no, Technical Impact: total - meaning high damage potential if triggered but no evidence of weaponization and no mass-scalable attack path. There is no CISA KEV listing and no POC identified, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' No EPSS score was supplied, so widespread-exploitation probability cannot be quantified from this data. Note a data conflict: the input Tag says 'Information Disclosure,' but the description and SSVC (Technical Impact: total) describe local privilege elevation, not mere disclosure - treat the tag as mislabeled and rely on the EoP framing. Net: patch on normal cadence as a privilege-escalation issue; it is a realistic post-compromise escalation vector rather than an internet-facing emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already has a low-privileged foothold on a Windows host (e.g., a standard user account or a compromised service) exploits the untrusted pointer dereference in the WebDAV component to corrupt memory and run code at a higher privilege level. Because the vector is local (AV:L) with low complexity and no user interaction, a single logged-in attacker can chain this with initial access to reach SYSTEM. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

Local privilege escalation in the Windows WebDAV component allows an attacker who already holds a low-privileged, authenticated session on a Windows host to escalate to a higher-integrity context, with the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, 7.8) indicating total loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability and no further user interaction required. Affected builds span Windows 10 (1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1, 26H2) and Windows Server 2012 through 2025, including Server Core installations. Exploitation requires a pre-existing local foothold, making this an escalation primitive rather than an initial-access vector; CISA's SSVC assessment records exploitation as "none" and automatable as "no", and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, so this is a plausible but not top-tier priority. A vendor patch is available from Microsoft via the MSRC Security Update Guide.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: Microsoft shipped fixes in its monthly update, with the corrected builds listed per branch (for example Windows 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9711, 23H2 10.0.22631.7652, 25H2 10.0.26200.9711, 26H2 10.0.26300.9711, 26H1 10.0.28000.3231; Windows 10 21H2/22H2 10.0.19044.7807; Windows 10 1809 and Server 2019 10.0.17763.9376; Windows 10 1607 and Server 2016 10.0.14393.9612; Server 2025 10.0.26100.33650; Server 2022 10.0.20348.5761; Server 2012 6.2.9200.26434; Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.23470); apply the corresponding cumulative update or superseding rollup from https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88126 as the primary fix, prioritising server and multi-user endpoints where a low-privileged local account is likely to exist. Because exploitation requires prior local authenticated access (AV:L/PR:L), the practical compensating controls are to reduce the local attack surface and to treat this as a post-compromise escalation primitive: stop and disable the WebClient (WebDAV) service on hosts that do not use WebDAV, accepting that mapped WebDAV/UNC-over-HTTP shares and some Office and Explorer WebDAV integrations will stop functioning, and block outbound WebDAV where not required to limit the ability of an attacker to point the redirector at attacker-controlled content, with the trade-off that legitimate remote document access is lost. Because the CVSS vector shows no user interaction (UI:N), user-disabling or training-based mitigations are not effective; restricting interactive logon and local account sprawl on sensitive systems is a supporting control but does not remove the vulnerable code path. Detection should focus on unexpected privilege transitions or crashes originating from the WebDAV/WebClient stack on hosts with normal user accounts, since no public exploit code or in-the-wild exploitation activity was identified at time of analysis, and CISA SSVC records exploitation as "none".

Affected VersionsENISA

Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 <10.0.26200.9711
Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.7652
Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23470
Windows 11 Version 26H2 10.0.26300.0 <10.0.26300.9711
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26434
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.33650
Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.23470
Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.33650
Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.9711
Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.5761
Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19044.7807
Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.26434
Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.0 <10.0.19044.7807
Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 <10.0.28000.3231
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612

Affected Packages

euvd windows_10_version_1607 fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_10_version_1809 fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_10_version_21h2 fix: 10.0.19044.7807
euvd windows_10_version_22h2 fix: 10.0.19044.7807
euvd windows_11_version_23h2 fix: 10.0.22631.7652
euvd windows_11_version_24h2 fix: 10.0.26100.9711
euvd windows_11_version_25h2 fix: 10.0.26200.9711
euvd windows_11_version_26h1 fix: 10.0.28000.3231
euvd windows_11_version_26h2 fix: 10.0.26300.9711
euvd windows_server_2012 fix: 6.2.9200.26434
euvd windows_server_2012_r2 fix: 6.3.9600.23470
euvd windows_server_2012_r2_server_core_installation fix: 6.3.9600.23470
euvd windows_server_2012_server_core_installation fix: 6.2.9200.26434
euvd windows_server_2016 fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_server_2016_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.14393.9612
euvd windows_server_2019 fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_server_2019_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.17763.9376
euvd windows_server_2022 fix: 10.0.20348.5761
euvd windows_server_2025 fix: 10.0.26100.33650
euvd windows_server_2025_server_core_installation fix: 10.0.26100.33650

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 20 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is an untrusted pointer dereference (CWE-822) in Windows' WebDAV implementation, a code class in which a pointer value that originates from an attacker-influenced or unvalidated source is dereferenced directly, typically resulting in memory corruption, an out-of-bounds read/write, or a crash rather than a clean logic error. On Windows, WebDAV client functionality is surfaced through the WebClient service and the WebDAV redirector stack, which operate at a privileged level relative to the calling user; a dereference bug in that path is therefore consistent with the reported privilege-elevation impact, in which a low-privileged authenticated user (PR:L) with local access (AV:L) reaches the vulnerable code path and obtains high-integrity execution without any UI interaction (UI:N). The unchanged scope value (S:U) means the impact is confined to the same security authority, while the C:H/I:H/A:H metrics reflect that a successful trigger can corrupt memory and affect system confidentiality, integrity and availability; CISA's SSVC rates technical impact as "total". The specific faulty function and exact trigger are not disclosed in the available data. Note that the supplied tag classifies this as "Information Disclosure", which appears narrower than the vendor's own elevation-of-privileges description and the CVSS impact metrics; treat the EoP classification as authoritative. No exploitation activity, no automatable attack path and no exploit code are reported by the available intelligence sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.8 HIGH

Local privilege escalation requiring an existing low-privileged account (AV:L, PR:L), no user interaction, yielding full system compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H), consistent with vendor scoring.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 13, 2026 - 20:20 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 13, 2026 - 19:21 cve.org
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Untrusted pointer dereference in WebDAV allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A local privilege-escalation flaw in the Windows WebDAV component affects virtually the entire supported Windows estate - Windows 10 and 11 clients plus Windows Server 2012 through 2025, including Server Core - allowing an attacker who already has a low-privileged foothold on a machine to elevate to a higher-integrity context with full loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability. Because it requires an existing local presence, this is a post-compromise escalation primitive rather than an entry point, meaning the practical risk to the organization is that any single compromised endpoint or server can be converted into a fully controlled host. Leadership should care because the affected footprint is broad and remediation is a routine, vendor-supported update cycle - the fix is available, so the exposure is manageable through disciplined patch execution rather than emergency incident response.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Microsoft Windows client and server OS, deployed across nearly all enterprise environments
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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