Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-privileged local user
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ExploitInvoke Windows MDM function lacking authorization check
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ExecutionTamper with managed device settings/state
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ImpactIntegrity compromise of device management
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires the attacker to already have authenticated local access to the Windows host with at least low-level privileges (PR:L), and the target must be running Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) in an affected build (e.g., Windows 11 24H2 <10.0.26100.9711, Windows 10 21H2/22H2 <10.0.19044.7807/19045, Server 2019 <10.0.17763.9376, Server 2022 <10.0.20348.5761, Server 2025 <10.0.26100.33650). No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and no special non-default configuration is indicated in the description. Limiting factors: exploitation is local only (not remotely reachable), needs pre-existing authorized access rather than anonymous access, impact is restricted to integrity/tampering (no data disclosure or denial of service), and SSVC rates it non-automatable, constraining it to hands-on single-host abuse. |
| Impact | This is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) local tampering issue, and the signals are largely consistent in pointing to a real-but-limited risk rather than an urgent emergency. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) describes a locally-exploitable flaw requiring low privileges and no user interaction, with impact confined to integrity (I:H) - no confidentiality or availability loss. This aligns with CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): an already-authorized local user can act beyond their intended authorization to tamper. The SSVC framework reinforces a non-urgent posture: Exploitation=none (no observed or public exploitation), Automatable=no (cannot be reliably scripted at scale, consistent with the local vector), though Technical Impact=total indicates that when exploited the attacker gains full control over the affected MDM function. The flaw is NOT in CISA KEV and has no public POC, so there is no evidence of active exploitation. No EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified here. Overall this is a legitimate patch-in-normal-cycle issue for Windows fleets, elevated in practical importance only by the ubiquity of Windows itself and the sensitivity of device-management tampering; it is not a high-real-risk, drop-everything vulnerability. Note the 'Authentication Bypass' tag is inconsistent with the CWE-862 authorization semantics and the description, which describe missing authorization/tampering, not authentication bypass - this should be verified. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged but authenticated local user on a Windows endpoint abuses missing authorization checks in the Modern Device Management (MDM) component to modify device-management state or settings they should not be able to change. Because exploitation requires local access and existing low-level privileges (PR:L) and yields integrity-only impact, a realistic case is a standard user or a foothold process tampering with managed configuration/policy on the device. No public exploit code has been identified and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Local tampering with Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) is possible for an authenticated low-privileged attacker on affected Windows builds, allowing modification of MDM-related state or policy with high integrity impact but no confidentiality or availability impact. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) confirms local access, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and a medium 5.5 score; SSVC rates exploitation as none and non-automatable, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. Vendor patches are available per Microsoft advisory, and affected platforms include Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases listed in the Microsoft update guide.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2026-96855; fixed builds per the advisory include Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 at 10.0.26100.9711 or later and 10.0.26200.9711 or later, Windows 11 23H2 at 10.0.22631.7652 or later, Windows 11 26H1 at 10.0.28000.3231 or later, Windows 11 26H2 at 10.0.26300.9711 or later, Windows 10 21H2 at 10.0.19044.7807 or later, Windows 10 22H2 per the EUVD-listed threshold 10.0.19044.7807 (verify the applicable Microsoft KB), Windows 10 1809 and Server 2019 at 10.0.17763.9376 or later, Server 2022 at 10.0.20348.5761 or later, and Server 2025 at 10.0.26100.33650 or later; see https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96855. Because exploitation requires local low-privileged authenticated access, prioritize patching managed endpoints and servers, and until patching, reduce exposure by restricting local interactive logon and administrative rights, auditing MDM policy changes, and monitoring for unauthorized local tampering, while recognizing that these compensating controls do not fix the missing authorization and may disrupt legitimate local administration.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): a Windows MDM component does not properly enforce an access-control check before allowing a local user to change a protected MDM object or policy. MDM enables centralized device configuration and policy enforcement, so tampering can alter managed settings while the attacker remains local and authenticated; the CVSS vector confirms AV:L/PR:L/UI:N and integrity-only impact, with scope unchanged. EUVD lists affected builds including Windows 11 23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1, and 26H2, Windows 10 1809, 21H2, and 22H2, and Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 (including Server Core) below the fixed build thresholds; CPE strings were not supplied in the provided data, and the authoritative version ranges come from the EUVD entry and Microsoft advisory. The issue is tagged Authentication Bypass and SSVC assigns Technical Impact: total, but the assessed vector limits impact to local integrity/tampering rather than disclosure, denial of service, or remote compromise.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Local authorized user (AV:L, PR:L) abuses missing authorization with no interaction (UI:N); impact is tampering only, so I:H with C:N/A:N and scope unchanged.
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Improper access control in Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
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EUVD-2026-99779
GHSA-rrw9-prc2-2rm7
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