Untrusted search path in Windows Update allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5126646. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities

  - Use after free in Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code     over a network. (CVE-2026-100202)

  - Use after free in Microsoft QUIC allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
    (CVE-2026-100219)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in Network Policy Server (NPS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code     over a network. (CVE-2026-100222)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5127648. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities

  - Use after free in Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code     over a network. (CVE-2026-100202)

  - Use after free in Microsoft QUIC allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
    (CVE-2026-100219)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in Network Policy Server (NPS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code     over a network. (CVE-2026-100222)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5127646. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities

  - Use after free in Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code     over a network. (CVE-2026-100202)

  - Use after free in Microsoft QUIC allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
    (CVE-2026-100219)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in Network Policy Server (NPS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code     over a network. (CVE-2026-100222)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5126653. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities

  - Use after free in Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code     over a network. (CVE-2026-100202)

  - Use after free in Microsoft QUIC allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
    (CVE-2026-100219)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in Network Policy Server (NPS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code     over a network. (CVE-2026-100222)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
365473	KB5126646: Windows Server 2025 Security Update (October 2026)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	Local	critical
365472	KB5127648: Windows 11 Version 24H2 / Windows 11 Version 25H2 / Windows 11 Version 26H2 Security Update (October 2026)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	Local	critical
365469	KB5127646: Windows 11 Version 26H1 Security Update (October 2026)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	Local	critical
365465	KB5126653: Windows 11 version 23H2 Security Update (October 2026)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	Local	critical

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2026-69882

high

Tenable Plugins

critical

critical

critical

critical