Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-69483 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69483 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-69483?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.7, published 8 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69483?
- 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-2026-69483 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-69483?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition at an affected version. 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 an out-of-bounds read in Windows Image Acquisition triggered through specially crafted requests. The flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to read memory contents that should not be accessible. Attack preconditions include local system access and valid user authentication. Successful exploitation could disclose system information or other sensitive data resident in memory. A patch is expected from Microsoft as part of their regular security update cycle.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-09-08: disclosed