High 7.8Published Sep 8, 2026

CVE-2026-69289Windows Setup Files Cleanup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 2:10 PM ET)

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Every CVE for Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

Exploited in the last 30 days

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Setup Files Cleanup 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-59
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: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 microsoft:windows_10_1607	from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9512	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 microsoft:windows_10_1809	from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.9245	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 microsoft:windows_10_21h2	from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.7725	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 microsoft:windows_10_22h2	from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.7725	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 microsoft:windows_11_23h2	from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.7582	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 microsoft:windows_11_24h2	from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.9445	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 microsoft:windows_11_25h2	from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.9445	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 microsoft:windows_11_26h1	from 10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.2954	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 microsoft:windows_server_2012 (from the name)	from 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.26349	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 microsoft:windows_server_2012_r2 (from the name)	from 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.23398	CNA record
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References

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69289	vendor-advisory, patch

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