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CVE-2026-55013high7.1

Windows Remote Help Defense Spoofing Vulnerability

Impact

Windows Remote Help Defense versions 5.0.0.0 to less than 5.2.1040.0 have an uncontrolled search path element weakness, allowing an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-427. An authorized attacker is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Affected packages

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Affected products

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Microsoft · microsoft

Windows Remote Help

1 range
microsoft version evidence

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affected

5.0.0.0 → before 5.2.1040.0

custom versions

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unknown

Original source description

Uncontrolled search path element in Windows Remote Help Defense allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.

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Evidence available

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Weakness classification
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CVE-2026-55013

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Underlying weaknesses

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CWE-427 ↗

CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

microsoft

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Environment requirements

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microsoft · platform conditions

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Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows-remote-help:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.0.0.0

Before: 5.2.1040.0

Original applicability statements
[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "operator": "OR",
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "vulnerable": true,
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows-remote-help:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionStartIncluding": "5.0.0.0",
            "versionEndExcluding": "5.2.1040.0"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]
Contributing organizations · 2
microsoft

Assigning organization

2026-10-30
CISA-ADP

Additional data publisher

2026-08-22

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References

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msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55013
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