---
title: "CVE-2026-85353: Windows Print Spooler Components - Information Disclosure"
description: "Windows Print Spooler Components contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, letting unauthorized attackers disclose information over a network, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85353/
---

# CVE-2026-85353 Windows Print Spooler Components - Information Disclosure

Windows Print Spooler Components contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, letting unauthorized attackers disclose information 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

1.00% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85353)

## Details

Type

Information Disclosure

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

13 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-125](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Windows with 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-2026-85353](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85353)
- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85353](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85353)

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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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