Vulnerability · CVE-2026-69650
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Key Distribution Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Published Oct 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 28, 2026 · windows 10 1607
Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-69650. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of windows 10 1607 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.25%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809 · cpe microsoft/windows 11 24h2 · cpe microsoft/windows 11 25h2
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Key Distribution Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607< 10.0.14393.9612
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809< 10.0.17763.9376
- cpe microsoft/windows 11 24h2< 10.0.26100.9711
- cpe microsoft/windows 11 25h2< 10.0.26200.9711
How to fix CVE-2026-69650
Upgrade
CVE-2026-69650 lists a fix boundary at 10.0.14393.9612. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 10.0.14393.9612
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-69650. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of windows 10 1607 is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with microsoft/windows 10 1607 < 10.0.14393.9612; microsoft/windows 10 1809 < 10.0.17763.9376; microsoft/windows 11 24h2 < 10.0.26100.9711; microsoft/windows 11 25h2 < 10.0.26200.9711. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. EPSS 0.25%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Key Distribution Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Oct 28, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Key Distribution Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-69650
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-69650
30-day exploitation probability 0.25%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-69650
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Key Distribution Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 28, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 28, 2026