CVE-2026-83697 Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) Tampering Vulnerability
Medium 4.7
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-83697 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-83697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published on 13 Oct 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-2026-83697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809. 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-2026-83697/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-83697/index.md)
An authorized local attacker can exploit a race condition in Windows MDM to tamper with device management settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-83697?
CVE-2026-83697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published on 13 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-83697?
How do I fix CVE-2026-83697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-83697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-83697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-83697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wg4c-xqx3-f9ph.