CVE-2026-85939

Published: Oct 13, 2026Modified: Oct 16, 2026

5.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 3.6

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

Weak authentication in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Related CWEs

Weak Authentication

The product uses an authentication mechanism to restrict access to specific users or identities, but the mechanism does not sufficiently prove that the claimed identity is correct.

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85939

Source: secure@microsoft.com

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