CVE-2026-108463ImportantSFBNetwork
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Assessment
Improper resolution of path equivalence in Windows SmartScreen allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
- Severity
- Important
- CVSS base score
- 8.8CVSS:3.1/
AV:N/ AC:L/ PR:N/ UI:R/ S:U/ C:H/ I:H/ A:H/ E:U/ RL:O/ RC:C - Impact
- Security Feature Bypass
- EPSS, next 30 days
- Not scored yet
- Public exploit code
- No Nuclei template lists it
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Customer action
- Required: apply the update
- Component
- Windows SmartScreen
- Weakness
- CWE-41: Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence
- Issued by
- Microsoft
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026 · October 2026
- Last revised
- 13 Oct 2026
CVSS 3.1 base metricsRed raises the risk · green lowers it
- Attack vector
- NetworkAV:N
- Attack complexity
- LowAC:L
- Privileges required
- NonePR:N
- User interaction
- RequiredUI:R
- Scope
- UnchangedS:U
- Confidentiality
- HighC:H
- Integrity
- HighI:H
- Availability
- HighA:H
Updates that fix it
2 KBs| KB | Type | Restart | Applies to | Other CVEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KB5127646 | Security Update | Required | Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems | All CVEs in KB5127646 |
| KB5127648 | Security Update | Required | Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems and 3 more | All CVEs in KB5127648 |
Affected products
Windows8 affected products
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H2 for x64-based Systems
What changed
First observed 14 Oct 2026No field changes in the recorded history.
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