Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-69460 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69460 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-69460?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 8 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows Modern Device Management.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69460?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-69460 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-69460?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Modern Device Management. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a use-after-free memory corruption flaw in Windows Modern Device Management that permits an authorized attacker to craft a malicious network request triggering improper memory handling. The flaw allows reading or writing to freed memory regions, enabling arbitrary code execution in a privileged context. The attack requires network access and the attacker to be authorized on the network. Successful exploitation results in privilege escalation, granting complete control over the affected device. Microsoft has issued security updates to address this issue.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Modern Device Management
Timeline
- 2026-09-08: disclosed