CVE-2026-55013: remote help before 5.2.1040.0 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-55013. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.1 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00463 (percentile 0.3874), scored 17-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

remote help · before 5.2.1040.0 (exclusive)
microsoft

Windows Remote Help · 5.0.0.0 to before 5.2.1040.0
Microsoft

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

An authorized attacker can perform spoofing locally. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.1/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as high; availability impact as none.

Published 18-Oct-2026 20:24 UTC

CWE: CWE-427
CCR priority: 28.5 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00463 · percentile 0.3874 · 2026-10-17
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-18 20:23:06.032219+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-55013.html