{"id":"CVE-2026-56174","title":"Untrusted search path in Windows Narrator Braille allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","summary":"Untrusted search path in Windows Narrator Braille allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-426"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_1809","affected":["windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.9115","windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7663","windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7663","windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7517","windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.9115","windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.5440","windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.33222"],"patched":["windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.9115","windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.7663","windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.7663","windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.7517","windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.9115","windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.5440","windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.33222"],"published":"2026-08-11","updated":"2026-08-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56174","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56174","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00291,"epssPercentile":0.21882,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-16T19:41:32.698Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-08-06T00:00:00+00:00"},"slug":"CVE-2026-56174","body":"## Overview\n\nUntrusted search path in Windows Narrator Braille allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.9115`\n- `windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7663`\n- `windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7663`\n- `windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7517`\n- `windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.9115`\n- `windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.5440`\n- `windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.33222`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.9115`\n- `windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.7663`\n- `windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.7663`\n- `windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.7517`\n- `windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.9115`\n- `windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.5440`\n- `windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.33222`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}