VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis
CVE-2026-70297
Absolute path traversal in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.16%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Absolute path traversal in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.16% probability · 67th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-36
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 1.0% on 14 October 2026 to 1.2% 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.