Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-85343 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-85343 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85343?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 13 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows Hyper-V.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-85343?
- 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-2026-85343 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-85343?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Hyper-V. 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 involves improper link resolution before file access (a symlink/hardlink following issue) in Windows Hyper-V. An authorized attacker with local access can exploit this to achieve privilege escalation. The vulnerability requires existing local access as a precondition for exploitation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Hyper-V
Timeline
- 2026-10-13: disclosed