CVE-2026-83746
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Path Traversal in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-83746, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-13

Last updated on: 2026-10-13

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Absolute path traversal in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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Published
2026-10-13
Last Modified
2026-10-13
Generated
2026-10-14
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
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Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2015 CU13 9319.0
Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2019 CU8 2046.0
Microsoft Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition CU1 2046.0

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-36 The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

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