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 in Windows Remote Desktop when dangerous operations occur. Due to inadequate user interface alerts, an attacker can spoof network communications, potentially misleading users or systems. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform spoofing attacks over a network by leveraging insufficient UI warnings in Windows Remote Desktop. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of information (high confidentiality impact). The integrity impact is low, and availability is not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update as soon as possible. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26151 for detailed patch information and deployment instructions.
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.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-26151) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and involves insufficient UI warnings in Windows Remote Desktop when dangerous operations occur. Due to inadequate user interface alerts, an attacker can spoof network communications, potentially misleading users or systems. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform spoofing attacks over a network by leveraging insufficient UI warnings in Windows Remote Desktop. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of information (high confidentiality impact). The integrity impact is low, and availability is not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update as soon as possible. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26151 for detailed patch information and deployment instructions.
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: 4/14/2026, 7:18:21 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 6:03:18 AM
Views: 3
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