CVE-2026-69968 Windows libarchive Tampering Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a relative path traversal flaw in Windows Libarchive to tamper with files over the network.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-69968?
CVE-2026-69968 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809, published on 13 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Relative path traversal in Windows Libarchive allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-69968?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows 11 25h2 and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-69968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-69968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-69968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69968 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1809
- CVE-2024-29988 Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2024-21412 Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2025-62221 Microsoft Windows Use After Free
- CVE-2025-30400 Microsoft Windows DWM Core Library Use-After-Free
- CVE-2024-21338 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgx7-38j2-7693.