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CVE-2026-69923: Windows AI local elevation of privilege vulnerability

Windows AI

An uncontrolled search path element in Windows AI allows authorized attackers to elevate privileges locally. Microsoft issued a security update addressing the advisory.

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CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.01 · top 52% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
13 Oct 2026
last update
13 Oct 2026
CVE ids
CVE-2026-69923other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 13 Oct 2026CVE-2026-69923 Windows AI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2026-10-13
    CVE-2026-69923 Windows AI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    MSRC · msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69923

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerability
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Microsoft
owasp llm top 10
LLM03:2025 Supply Chain
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
tags
elevation-of-privilege
dates
happened 13 Oct 2026 · first reported 13 Oct 2026
origin
News & research feeds
record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:33Z

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# CVE-2026-69923: Windows AI local elevation of privilege vulnerability

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-69923-windows-ai-local-elevation-of-privilege-vulne · AIR-2026-0321 · closed 2026-10-13

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-10-13
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: Windows AI
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-69923
- CVSS: 7.8

## Summary

An uncontrolled search path element in Windows AI allows authorized attackers to elevate privileges locally. Microsoft issued a security update addressing the advisory.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2026-10-13: CVE-2026-69923 Windows AI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69923)

## Sources

- 2026-10-13 MSRC: CVE-2026-69923 Windows AI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69923

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