CVE-2026-85812
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2: information disclosure
- Risk score
- 51/100
- CVSS
- 5.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.5%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Files or directories accessible to external parties in Windows Bind Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Affected
- Microsoft Windows 10 21h2
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Story map
At a glance
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2: Amber, patch this week. Missing authorization in Windows AppX Deployment Extensions allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The flaws
- CVE-2026-85812: Information disclosure (CVSS 5.5 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-69945: Missing authorisation (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-97798: Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command ('argument injection') in Windows Error… (CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-70027: Heap buffer overflow (CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 0%)
The fix
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Who is exposed: Microsoft Windows 10 21h2
Where it stands
- No known exploitation
Connects to
- Same weakness: CWE-552 (CWE-552). 17 other warnings in 30 days
- Same product: Earlier Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 warnings. 19 in the last 90 days
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 5.5 medium
- On your watchlist: windows server
References
Original description
Files or directories accessible to external parties in Windows Bind Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.