CVE-2026-69507: Microsoft Windows Search Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.7)

CVSS Vector

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

Category

Information Disclosure

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Unlikely

Patch Tuesday

2026-Sep

Released

2026-09-08

Description

Insertion of sensitive information into externally-accessible file or directory in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

FAQ

What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could view heap memory from a privileged process running on the server.

Affected Products (12)

Windows

• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• 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 (5)

• 5122882
• 5122871
• 5124008
• 5122880
• 5124012

Acknowledgments

yhw & txz

Revision History

• 2026-09-08: Information published.