CVE-2026-26151: CWE-357: Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Insufficient ui warning of dangerous operations in Windows Remote Desktop allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-26151) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and involves insufficient UI warnings for dangerous operations in the Remote Desktop feature. The lack of adequate warnings can enable an unauthorized attacker to conduct spoofing attacks over a network, potentially deceiving users about the legitimacy of remote connections. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.1, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact with limited integrity impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform spoofing attacks over a network by exploiting insufficient UI warnings in Windows Remote Desktop. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information (high confidentiality impact) but has limited impact on integrity and no impact on availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in their advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26151. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-26151: CWE-357: Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Insufficient ui warning of dangerous operations in Windows Remote Desktop allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-26151) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and involves insufficient UI warnings for dangerous operations in the Remote Desktop feature. The lack of adequate warnings can enable an unauthorized attacker to conduct spoofing attacks over a network, potentially deceiving users about the legitimacy of remote connections. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.1, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact with limited integrity impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform spoofing attacks over a network by exploiting insufficient UI warnings in Windows Remote Desktop. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information (high confidentiality impact) but has limited impact on integrity and no impact on availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in their advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26151. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-11T16:24:51.135Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26151","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a1682d89c981fd6a62a
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:06 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 7:36:56 PM
Last updated: 5/30/2026, 7:07:16 AM
Views: 121
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