CVE-2026-47648

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Untrusted Search Path in Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege

Publication date: 2026-06-09

Last updated on: 2026-06-10

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Untrusted search path in Windows Storage allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-09

Last Modified

2026-06-10

Generated

2026-06-30

AI Q&A

2026-06-09

EPSS Evaluated

2026-06-28

NVD

CVE-2026-47648

EUVD

EUVD-2026-35515

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
microsoft	windows_server_2012	r2
microsoft	windows_server_2012	*
microsoft	windows_10_1607	to 10.0.14393.9234 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_1607	to 10.0.14393.9234 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_1809	to 10.0.17763.8880 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_1809	to 10.0.17763.8880 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	to 10.0.19044.7417 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	to 10.0.19044.7417 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	to 10.0.19044.7417 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	to 10.0.19045.7417 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	to 10.0.19045.7417 (exc)
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	to 10.0.19045.7417 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_23h2	to 10.0.22631.7219 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_23h2	to 10.0.22631.7219 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_24h2	to 10.0.26100.8655 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_24h2	to 10.0.26100.8655 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_25h2	to 10.0.26200.8655 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_25h2	to 10.0.26200.8655 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_26h1	to 10.0.28000.2269 (exc)
microsoft	windows_11_26h1	to 10.0.28000.2269 (exc)
microsoft	windows_server_2016	to 10.0.14393.9234 (exc)
microsoft	windows_server_2019	to 10.0.17763.8880 (exc)
microsoft	windows_server_2022	to 10.0.20348.5256 (exc)
microsoft	windows_server_2025	to 10.0.26100.32995 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-426	The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an untrusted search path issue in Windows Storage. It allows an authorized attacker to elevate their privileges locally on the affected system.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is an elevation of privilege, meaning an attacker with some level of access can gain higher privileges than intended, potentially leading to full control over the affected system.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally on a Windows Storage system.

Elevation of privilege vulnerabilities can potentially lead to unauthorized access or modification of sensitive data, which may impact compliance with standards and regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA that require strict access controls and protection of sensitive information.

However, the provided information does not explicitly describe the direct effects on compliance with these standards.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, apply the security updates provided by Microsoft as soon as possible to fix the untrusted search path issue in Windows Storage.

Additionally, ensure that only authorized users have local access to the system to reduce the risk of privilege escalation.

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