CVE-2026-70184
Windows Backup Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
At a glance
- Severity
- HIGH 7.8
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.43 % · percentile 37 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- microsoft
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
Improper resolution of path equivalence in Windows Backup Engine allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secure@microsoft.com (Secondary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-100129
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-70184
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1314 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2 | affected 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.7807 |
| Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2 | affected 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.7807 |
| Microsoft · Windows 11 version 23H2 | affected 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7652 |
| Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 23H2 | affected 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7652 |
| Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 24H2 | affected 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.9711 |
| Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 25H2 | affected 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.9711 |
| Microsoft · Windows 11 version 26H1 | affected 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.3231 |
| Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 26H2 | affected 10.0.26300.0 < 10.0.26300.9711 |
References
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |