Type Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Windows App Readiness Service allows an authorised attacker to perform local tampering due to weak authentication.
Microsoft
Windows App Readiness Service Tampering Vulnerability
CVE-2026-95944
What this means
This is rated medium severity (5.5 out of 10). There is no confirmed exploitation of it yet.
Full vendor description
Weak authentication in Windows App Readiness Service allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Scoring and exploitation
5.5/ 10
CVSS 3.1 base scoreMedium
Exploitable only with local access and a low-privilege account, and no one has to click or open anything. High impact on integrity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitability
Longer bar: easier to attack
Attack vectorLocalAV:L
Attack complexityLowAC:L
Privileges requiredLowPR:L
User interactionNoneUI:N
ScopeUnchangedS:U
Impact
Longer bar: more harm
ConfidentialityNoneC:N
IntegrityHighI:H
AvailabilityNoneA:N
- Not reported
- Exploited in the wild
- Not confirmed in the
- Not reported
Weaknesses
CWE-1390
References
1 link from the CVE record, grouped by site.
msrc.microsoft.com1 link