CVE•Published 2026-10-13•Modified 2026-10-26•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-69979Microsoft · Windows_10_21h2
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
27
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 73% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Improper protection of alternate path in Windows AppX Deployment Service allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Timeline
Published 2026-10-13
Modified 2026-10-26
External references
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vuln:CVE-2026-69979Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Windows 10 21h2"Hosts Shodan identified as running Windows 10 21h2.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-69979Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-69979Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2026-69979Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
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Google dork
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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