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CVE-2026-69969

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows AppX Deployment Service allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.38%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows AppX Deployment Service allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

CVSS 3.1
4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.38% probability · 31th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 21h2 · microsoft/windows 10 22h2 · microsoft/windows 11 23h2 · microsoft/windows 11 24h2 · microsoft/windows 11 25h2 · microsoft/windows 11 26h1 · microsoft/windows 11 26h2 · microsoft/windows server 2022 · microsoft/windows server 2025
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%14 October 2026: 0.33%26 October 2026: 0.38%14 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.3% on 14 October 2026 to 0.4% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.