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CVE-2026-23656

Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Windows App Installer allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Windows App Installer allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

CVSS 3.1
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.30% probability · 22th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-345
Affected
microsoft/windows app
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.