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CVE-2026-70348

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.44%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.44% probability · 38th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
microsoft/windows 11 24h2 · microsoft/windows 11 25h2 · microsoft/windows 11 26h1
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.44%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

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