{"id":"CVE-2026-55015","title":"Microsoft Remote Help Denial of Service Vulnerability","summary":"Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-427"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows Remote Help","affected":["windows_remote_help >= 5.0.0.0 < 5.2.1040.0"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-08-21T12:38:37.362698Z"},"published":"2026-08-20","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T16:25:11.115Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55015","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55015","label":"Microsoft Remote Help Denial of Service Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00492,"epssPercentile":0.41347,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T18:07:34.894Z","slug":"CVE-2026-55015","body":"## Overview\n\nUncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_remote_help >= 5.0.0.0 < 5.2.1040.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}