CVE-2026-102868 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Windows 11 23h2 Subscribe Windows 11 24h2 Subscribe Windows 11 25h2 Subscribe Windows 11 26h1 Subscribe

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102868

History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Title		Windows Shell Information Disclosure Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft windows 11 23h2 Microsoft windows 11 24h2 Microsoft windows 11 25h2 Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Weaknesses		CWE-497
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:::::::arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:::::::x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24H2:::::::arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25H2:::::::arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26H1:::::::arm64:*
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft windows 11 23h2 Microsoft windows 11 24h2 Microsoft windows 11 25h2 Microsoft windows 11 26h1
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102868
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-11-10T18:14:59.628Z

Updated: 2026-11-10T21:21:34.074Z

Reserved: 2026-09-29T17:27:07.499Z

Link: CVE-2026-102868

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-10T19:17:40.870

Modified: 2026-11-10T19:17:41.000

Link: CVE-2026-102868

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-497

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