CVE-2026-55014: remote help before 5.2.1037.0 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-55014. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00298 (percentile 0.21383), scored 24-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

remote help · before 5.2.1037.0 (exclusive)
microsoft

Windows Remote Help · 5.0.0.0 to before 5.2.1037.0
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 elevate privileges locally. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 25-Oct-2026 01:30 UTC

CWE: CWE-284
CCR priority: 31.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00298 · percentile 0.21383 · 2026-10-24
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-25 01:28:19.133527+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-55014.html