{"id":"CVE-2026-85840","title":"Files or directories accessible to external parties in Windows Event Viewer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.","summary":"Files or directories accessible to external parties in Windows Event Viewer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-552"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T21:19:26.017","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85840","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85840","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T19:43:29.178Z","slug":"CVE-2026-85840","body":"## Overview\n\nFiles or directories accessible to external parties in Windows Event Viewer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}