CVE-2026-68842Important
Windows MIDI Service Module Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Assessment
Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Severity
- Important
- CVSS base score
- 5.5CVSS:3.1/
AV:L/ AC:L/ PR:L/ UI:N/ S:U/ C:H/ I:N/ A:N/ E:U/ RL:O/ RC:C - Impact
- Information Disclosure
- EPSS, next 30 days
- 0.5%Higher than 38.8% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Unlikely
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Customer action
- Required: apply the update
- Component
- Windows MIDI Service Module
- Weakness
- CWE-497: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
- Issued by
- Microsoft
- Published
- 8 Sep 2026 · September 2026
- Last revised
- 8 Sep 2026
Updates that fix it
2 KBs| KB | Type | Restart | Applies to | Other CVEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KB5124008 | 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 1 more | All CVEs in KB5124008 |
| KB5124012 | Security Update | Required | Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems | All CVEs in KB5124012 |
Affected products
Windows6 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