CVE-2026-69425Medium· 4.7▾ SunlitImproper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal
impact 25.9 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Sep 10.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
0.3%
Last analysed / modified upstream
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7582windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.9445windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.9445windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.2954Upgrade past the affected range:
windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.7582windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.9445windows_11_25h2 10.0.26200.9445windows_11_26h1 10.0.28000.2954Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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