CVE-2026-68873medium5.5

Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Impact

Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service in Windows 11 versions 23H2, 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1, and Windows Server 2025, allows an authorized attacker to disclose sensitive information locally due to insertion of sensitive information into a log file. Affected versions include 10.0.22631.0 to 10.0.22631.7582, 10.0.26100.0 to 10.0.26100.9445, 10.0.26200.0 to 10.0.26200.9445, and 10.0.28000.0 to 10.0.28000.2954. The weakness is related to CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File.

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Affected packages

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Affected products

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Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 version 23H2

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microsoft version evidence

Platforms: ARM64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.22631.0 → before 10.0.22631.7582

custom versions

Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 Version 23H2

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Platforms: x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.22631.0 → before 10.0.22631.7582

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Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 Version 24H2

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Platforms: ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.26100.0 → before 10.0.26100.9445

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Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 Version 25H2

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Platforms: ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.26200.0 → before 10.0.26200.9445

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Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 version 26H1

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Platforms: ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.28000.0 → before 10.0.28000.2954

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Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows Server 2025

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Platforms: x64-based Systems

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10.0.26100.0 → before 10.0.26100.33438

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Microsoft · microsoft

Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

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Platforms: x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.26100.0 → before 10.0.26100.33438

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Other versions: unknown

Original source description

Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Inside the record

Evidence available

Package identity · not supplied

Version evidence

Remediation guidance · not supplied

Weakness classification

Additional publishers

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Original records

CVE-2026-68873

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Underlying weaknesses

The source’s classification of what caused the vulnerability.

CWE-532 ↗

CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

microsoft

CWE-908 ↗

CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource

microsoft

Environment requirements

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microsoft · platform conditions

Any condition may hold

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.26100.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.26100.33438

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.26200.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.26200.9445

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.22631.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.22631.7582

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.22631.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.22631.7582

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.26100.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.26100.9445

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.26100.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.26100.33438

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26H1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.28000.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.28000.2954

Original applicability statements

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Contributing organizations · 2

microsoft

Assigning organization

2026-10-30

CISA-ADP

Additional data publisher

2026-09-08

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References

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msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68873

vendor-advisorymicrosoft

Priority and evidence

Not in CISA KEVNo package fix recorded

KEV coverage does not rule out exploitation.

KEV checked 31/10/2026, 08:35:32 UTC

microsoft · CVSS:3.1 · 5.5

Assessment vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Reading the signals

Severity · CVSS: Technical impact and attack conditions. The headline is the highest imported catalog score; sources may disagree.
Observed exploitation · KEV: An absent or unavailable KEV listing does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
Predicted exploitation · EPSS: 0.48% estimated probability in the next 30 days. 2026-10-30 · FIRST EPSS.

CISA-ADP · SSVC

CISA Coordinator · 2026-09-08

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial

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Record details

Published: 08/09/2026, 17:14:47 UTC
Modified: 30/10/2026, 21:53:15 UTC
Last imported by cve.new: 30/10/2026, 22:20:51 UTC
Aliases: None recorded

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