Summary
Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Unlikely. Customer action: Required.
Details
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker the ability to gain remote code execution via an in-network attacker calling arbitrary endpoints.
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to have a deep understanding of the system. Successful exploitation is not guaranteed and depends on a combination of factors that might include the environment, system configuration, and the presence of additional security measures.
Security updates
10.0.17763.9245 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122876
10.0.20348.5622 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122882
10.0.19044.7725 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122878
10.0.26100.33438 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122871
10.0.26200.9445 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124008
10.0.22631.7582 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5122880
10.0.28000.2954 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5124012
10.0.14393.9512 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123099
6.2.9200.26349 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123065
6.3.9600.23398 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5123066
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.1
Windows Link Layer Topology Discovery Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Link Layer Topology Discovery Protocol allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Revision history
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#4
Updated an acknowledgement. This is an informational change only.
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#3
Updated an acknowledgement. This is an informational change only.
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#2
Updated an acknowledgement. This is an informational change only.
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#1
Information published.
References
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CVE-2026-69732 Windows Link Layer Topology Discovery Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69732
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss