CVE-2026-55013
high
CVSS v3
7.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.1
Description
<p>Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help Defense allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.</p>
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
70%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Mitigation details
Source: Microsoft Security Response Center · View original ↗ · proprietary-no-redistribution
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Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | Microsoft Exchange Online | |
| microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | |
| microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | |
| microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | |
| microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (32-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (64-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Access 2016 (32-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Access 2016 (64-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Outlook 2016 (32-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Outlook 2016 (64-bit edition) | |
| microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | |
| microsoft | Office Online Server | |
| microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | |
| microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | |
| microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 | |
| microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems | |
| microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems | |
| microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | |
| microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions | |
| microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions | |
| microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 | |
OS impact
Windows Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
References
CWEs
CWE-427
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.