CVE-2026-69425: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
CVE-2026-69425: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2
Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.7medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-03T20:59:32.783Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69425","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6aa044f6acd9273b49fa8031
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 17:25:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 18:54:24 UTC
Views: 2
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