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CVE-2026-26151: CWE-357: Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-26151cvecve-2026-26151cwe-357
Published: Tue Apr 14 2026 (04/14/2026, 16:56:58 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 05/26/2026, 19:36:56 UTC

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.

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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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