---
title: "CVE-2026-69793: Windows TCP/IP - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Windows TCP/IP contains a security feature bypass caused by improper validation of input consistency, letting unauthorized attackers bypass security over a network, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-69793/
---

# CVE-2026-69793 Windows TCP/IP - Authentication Bypass

Windows TCP/IP contains a security feature bypass caused by improper validation of input consistency, letting unauthorized attackers bypass security over a network, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.83% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69793)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Published

8 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-1288](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1288.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest Windows TCP/IP version or apply latest security patches.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69793](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69793)
- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69793](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69793)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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