CVE-2026-25185: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Shell Link Processing allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Windows 10 Version 1607 arises from improper handling of Windows Shell Link Processing, which leads to exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors. The flaw enables network-based spoofing attacks by allowing attackers to gain access to information that should be protected. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating medium severity, with no privileges or user interaction required for exploitation. Microsoft has released a patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely without any privileges or user interaction to access sensitive information, potentially enabling spoofing attacks over the network. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss; integrity and availability are not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official Microsoft update for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-25185: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Shell Link Processing allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Windows 10 Version 1607 arises from improper handling of Windows Shell Link Processing, which leads to exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors. The flaw enables network-based spoofing attacks by allowing attackers to gain access to information that should be protected. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating medium severity, with no privileges or user interaction required for exploitation. Microsoft has released a patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely without any privileges or user interaction to access sensitive information, potentially enabling spoofing attacks over the network. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss; integrity and availability are not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official Microsoft update for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-29T18:36:49.696Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25185","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69b0562dea502d3aa87d6a44
Added to database: 3/10/2026, 5:34:37 PM
Last enriched: 4/26/2026, 2:23:11 AM
Last updated: 4/28/2026, 5:03:29 AM
Views: 128
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