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CVE-2026-70173

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.45%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.45% probability · 39th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%14 October 2026: 0.40%26 October 2026: 0.45%14 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.4% 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.