CVE-2026-81963
Link Following in Microsoft Windows. CISA confirmed attackers exploit it and added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 8 September 2026.
- Product
- Microsoft Windows
- Added to CISA's catalog
- Federal fix-by date
- Ransomware
- No known use in ransomware campaigns
- Vendor advisories
- Sources
- CISA’s catalog, NVD entry
CISA’s description.
Microsoft Windows Update Stack contains a link following vulnerability that allows a local attacker to escalate privileges locally up to SYSTEM.
More from Microsoft this year.
- CVE-2026-96951 Command Injection, added
- CVE-2026-65660 Code Injection, added
- CVE-2026-85880 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow, added
- CVE-2019-1068 Remote Code Execution, added
- CVE-2026-55040 Weak Authentication, added
- CVE-2026-33824 Double Free, added
- CVE-2026-68820 Use-After-Free, added
- CVE-2026-50522 Deserialization of Untrusted Data, added
Every flaw CISA confirmed exploited in the last 30 days is on the exploit watch. This is not security advice. Check the vendor’s advisory before acting. From CISA’s catalog of 4 November 2026.