CVE-2026-55013

Windows Remote Help Defense Spoofing Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
7.1 High
Published
Aug 20, 2026
Updated
Oct 30, 2026
Reserved
Jun 16, 2026

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Description

Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help Defense allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:Cmicrosoft

Weaknesses

  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Windows Remote HelpMicrosoft
  • 5.0.0.0 to before 5.2.1040.0Affected

References

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