# CVE-2026-70348: Windows Management Services Denial of Service Vulnerability

> An authorized local attacker can cause a denial of service in Windows Management Services via improper link resolution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gg46-jqg3-93wc

## What is CVE-2026-70348?

CVE-2026-70348 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, published on 11 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Management Services allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-70348?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows 11 25h2, Microsoft Windows 11 26h1.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-70348?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-70348 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-70348 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2

- [CVE-2025-60710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60710/): Microsoft Windows Link Following (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-54990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54990/): Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-50165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-50165/): Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-21311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21311/): Windows NTLM V1 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-108463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108463/): Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-70348 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-70348 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, published on 11 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 11 24h2. 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-2026-70348/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70348/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70348
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70348
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70348

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70348/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.