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CVE-2026-85343: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 · Link Following

Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 10.0.14393.9612 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 19:28 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 10.0.14393.9612, 10.0.17763.9376, 10.0.19044.7807 +10
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1607Affected
  • >=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.9612
Fixed in
  • 10.0.14393.9612
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809Affected
  • >=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.9376
Fixed in
  • 10.0.17763.9376
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H2Affected
  • >=10.0.19044.0 <10.0.19044.7807
Fixed in
  • 10.0.19044.7807
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 22H2Affected
  • >=10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.7807
Fixed in
  • 10.0.19045.7807
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 23H2Affected
  • >=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.7652
Fixed in
  • 10.0.22631.7652
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 23H2Affected
  • >=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.7652
Fixed in
  • 10.0.22631.7652

AI-suggested

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security updates provided by Microsoft for the affected Windows 10 versions as detailed in the Microsoft Security Update Guide for CVE-2026-85343. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Hyper-V allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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