CVE-2026-26155: CWE-126: Buffer Over-read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Microsoft Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-126 (Buffer Over-read), affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service. It allows an attacker with low privileges and no user interaction to cause information disclosure by reading beyond the intended buffer boundaries. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-26155 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating medium severity. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with low privileges to disclose sensitive information from the affected system. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26155 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-26155: CWE-126: Buffer Over-read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Microsoft Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Windows 10 Version 1607
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Windows 10 Version 1809
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Windows 10 Version 21H2
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Windows 10 Version 22H2
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Windows 11 version 22H3
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Windows 11 Version 23H2
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Windows 11 Version 24H2
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Windows 11 Version 25H2
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Windows 11 version 26H1
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Windows Server 2016
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Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2019
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Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2022
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Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2025
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Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-126 (Buffer Over-read), affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service. It allows an attacker with low privileges and no user interaction to cause information disclosure by reading beyond the intended buffer boundaries. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-26155 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating medium severity. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with low privileges to disclose sensitive information from the affected system. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26155 to remediate this vulnerability.
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-2026-26155","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a1682d89c981fd6a636
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:06 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 13:55:04 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 106
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