CVE-2026-26162: CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows OLE allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-843 (Type Confusion), occurs in Windows OLE on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It allows an attacker with local privileges to exploit the type confusion flaw to elevate their privileges. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authorized local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences as per the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26162 for the patch and update instructions.
CVE-2026-26162: CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows OLE allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-843 (Type Confusion), occurs in Windows OLE on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It allows an attacker with local privileges to exploit the type confusion flaw to elevate their privileges. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authorized local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences as per the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26162 for the patch and update instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-11T18:33:57.775Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26162","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a1882d89c981fd6a677
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:08 UTC
Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 16:59:08 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 101
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