CVE-2026-69973
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Windows…
- Risk score
- 50/100
- CVSS
- 6.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.7%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Windows Libarchive allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.5 medium
References
Original description
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Windows Libarchive allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.