# CVE-2026-69507: Microsoft Windows Search Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> An authorized attacker can disclose sensitive information via the Windows Search Component by accessing externally accessible files or directories.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3fxm-g782-prqg

## What is CVE-2026-69507?

CVE-2026-69507 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, published on 8 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Insertion of sensitive information into externally-accessible file or directory in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Weakness: CWE-538 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-69507?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows 11 25h2, Microsoft Windows 11 26h1, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2025.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-69507?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-69507 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-69507 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69507 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 23h2

- [CVE-2026-81963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81963/): Microsoft Windows Link Following (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-100219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-100219/): Microsoft QUIC Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-96909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96909/): Windows BitLocker Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-62815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62815/): Microsoft QUIC Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-45657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45657/): Windows Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-69507 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-69507 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, published on 8 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69507 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 11 23h2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-69507/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-69507/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-69507
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69507
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69507

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-69507/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.