CVE-2026-100223: Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when reparse points are created by sandboxed processes allowing sandbox escape. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use the sandbox escape to elevate privileges on an affected system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and then run a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by preventing sandboxed processes from creating reparse points targeting inaccessible files.
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Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
— Microsoft
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Fixed in 10.0.26200.9974Fixed in 10.0.26200.9911Patch KB5132043 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 10.0.26100.9974Fixed in 10.0.26100.9911Patch KB5132043 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 10.0.28000.3501Patch KB5132059 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 10.0.17763.9487Patch KB5131085 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 10.0.26300.9974Fixed in 10.0.26300.9911Patch KB5132043 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 10.0.26100.33822Fixed in 10.0.26100.33730Patch KB5131077 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 10.0.22631.7711Patch KB5131087 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 10.0.20348.5870Patch KB5131090 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 10.0.19045.7846Patch KB5131096 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 10.0.19044.7846Patch KB5131096 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 10.0.14393.9688Patch KB5131291