High 7.8Published Jun 9, 2026

CVE-2026-48565Windows Narrator Braille Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 3:10 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Untrusted search path in Windows Narrator Braille allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-426
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: microsoft
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Sep 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Narrator Braille microsoft:windows_narrator_braille (from the name)	-	CNA record
microsoft windows_narrator_braille microsoft:windows_narrator_braille	all versions	NVD

References

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48565	vendor-advisory, patch

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