CVE-2024-26185Network attack vector

File tampering via undisclosed path-control flaw

Published Mar 12, 2024 · Updated May 3, 2025

Path-control weakness in Windows Compressed Folder on affected Windows 11 builds allows remote attackers to tamper with files via unspecified vectors. Microsoft has not published the affected code locus or the incorrect operation performed on an attacker-controlled file name or path. Exploitation requires user interaction, and the documented consequence is file integrity loss without reported disclosure or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability30.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path-control weakness in Windows Compressed Folder on affected Windows 11 builds allows remote attackers to tamper with files via unspecified vectors. Microsoft has not published the affected code locus or the incorrect operation performed on an attacker-controlled file name or path. Exploitation requires user interaction, and the documented consequence is file integrity loss without reported disclosure or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-26185
Published
Mar 12, 2024
Updated
May 3, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 11 Version 22H3
Classifications
CWE-73
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.3296

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 22H3version=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.3296
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 23H2version=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.3296
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 22H2version=10.0.22621.0 <10.0.22621.3296

Published CVSS scores

6.5Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path

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