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Windows Defender Firewall EUVDEUVD-2026-73398

| CVE-2026-68831 MEDIUM
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties (CWE-552)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-2592-gqw2-fc29
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:H/I:N/A:N
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5.5 MEDIUM

Local access with low privilege required; purely read-only disclosure with no integrity or availability impact.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 01:52 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:18 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Files or directories accessible to external parties in Windows Defender Firewall Service allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

AnalysisAI

Windows Defender Firewall Service on a broad range of Windows client and server editions exposes protected files or directories to low-privileged local attackers (CWE-552), enabling sensitive information disclosure. A local attacker holding a standard user account can access firewall service files - potentially including policy configuration, rule data, or service-level secrets - that should be restricted to privileged processes. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires an authenticated local session with a standard (non-administrative) user account on the target Windows system - consistent with CVSS PR:L. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium) with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N appropriately positions this as a local, low-complexity privilege-of-access issue. … 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 The primary fix is to apply Microsoft's security updates for the applicable Windows version via Windows Update or WSUS/SCCM, targeting the build numbers listed above (e.g., Windows 10 22H2 to 10.0.19045.7725 or later, Windows 11 24H2 to 10.0.26100.9445 or later, Windows Server 2025 to 10.0.26100.33438 or later). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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