Microsoft Remote Help Denial of Service Vulnerability

Assessment

Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

Severity
Important
CVSS base score
5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact
Denial of Service
EPSS, next 30 days
1.0%Higher than 60.6% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely
Publicly disclosed
No
Customer action
Required: apply the update
Component
Windows Remote Help
Weakness
CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Issued by
Microsoft
Published
20 Aug 2026 · August 2026
Last revised
20 Aug 2026

Updates that fix it

0 KBs

No KB listed

MSRC lists no downloadable update, which usually means a service-side fix or a release-notes update. Check the MSRC advisory.

Affected products

Windows
1 affected product
  • Windows Remote Help
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