CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-70297

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Oct 13, 2026Sources checked Oct 21, 2026

8.8HIGHCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-70297 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 8.8. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

What to do next

Remediation and response

Microsoft Security Response Center guidance

Vendor revision: Oct 13, 2026

Install KB5131692. Install KB5132779. Install KB5131693.

Vendor-listed releases

7.0.2046.889
6.0.9319.886
7.0.2046.583

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS1.0%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-70297?

Absolute path traversal in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Source: NVD