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High MSRC-CVE-2026-42975 1 CVE

Windows Bluetooth Port Driver Remote Code Execution

Published Jul 14, 2026 · Updated Jul 14, 2026

Summary

Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

According to the CVSS score, the attack vector is adjacent (AV:A). What does this mean for this vulnerability?
Exploiting this vulnerability requires an attacker to be within Bluetooth range of the target system.

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user enables Bluetooth and the device set to be discoverable, which is not the default configuration on Windows systems. Once discoverability is enabled, no further user interaction is required for exploitation.

How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
An attacker could attempt to exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted Bluetooth configuration request to a nearby affected device. If successful, this could allow the attacker to run code on the device without needing user interaction or prior access.

Security updates
10.0.17763.9020 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5099538
10.0.20348.5386 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5099540
10.0.19044.7548 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5099539
10.0.26100.33158 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5099536
10.0.26200.8875 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5101650
10.0.28000.2525 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5101649
10.0.14393.9339 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5099535
6.2.9200.26226 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5099445
6.3.9600.23291 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5099444

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