CVE-2026-68873: Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Information Disclosure

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2026-Sep

Released

2026-09-08

Description

Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

FAQ

What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is uninitialized heap memory.

Affected Products (10)

Windows

• Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2025
• Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems

Security Updates (4)

• 5122871
• 5124008
• 5122880
• 5124012

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/keyz3r0">k0shl</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/keyz3r0">k0shl</a>

Revision History

• 2026-09-08: Information published.