{"id":"CVE-2026-69650","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-69650","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:56:42.402Z","title":"Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Key Distribution Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","description":"Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Key Distribution Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","published":"2026-10-13T19:18:57.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-13T22:17:43.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-347"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00258,"percentile":0.17367,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-14","score":0.00227,"percentile":0.12529}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-13T19:18:57.000Z","detail":{"score":"7.8","severity":"HIGH","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T19:18:57.213Z"},"summary":"New CVE, high severity (CVSS 7.8)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69650","source":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69650","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}