Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-70068
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows 11Microsoft Windows Server
Windows Client-Side Caching (CSC) Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
8.8High
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Client-Side Caching (CSC) Service allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (microsoft) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | 10.0.14393.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.9612 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.17763.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.9376 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H2 | 10.0.19044.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19044.7807 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 22H2 | 10.0.19045.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19045.7807 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 24H2 | 10.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.9711 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 25H2 | 10.0.26200.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26200.9711 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 26H2 | 10.0.26300.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26300.9711 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 23H2 | 10.0.22631.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22631.7652 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 23H2 | 10.0.22631.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22631.7652 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 26H1 | 10.0.28000.0 ≤ v < 10.0.28000.3231 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | 6.2.9200.0 ≤ v < 6.2.9200.26434 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | 6.2.9200.0 ≤ v < 6.2.9200.26434 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | 6.3.9600.0 ≤ v < 6.3.9600.23470 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | 6.3.9600.0 ≤ v < 6.3.9600.23470 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 10.0.14393.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.9612 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.14393.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.9612 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.9376 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.9376 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.20348.0 ≤ v < 10.0.20348.5761 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 | 10.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.33650 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.33650 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70068 vendor-advisorypatch
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Details
- Published
- 2026-10-13
- Last updated
- 2026-10-31
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.92%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
60.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow
- CWE-822Untrusted Pointer Dereference