CVE-2026-27914: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Improper access control in Microsoft Management Console allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-27914) affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control). It arises from insufficient access restrictions in the Microsoft Management Console, enabling a local attacker with some level of authorization to escalate privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official patch to remediate this vulnerability, as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local user to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining full control over the affected system. This can lead to complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, exploitation requires local access and some level of existing privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is strongly recommended to apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27914 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-27914: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Improper access control in Microsoft Management Console allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-27914) affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control). It arises from insufficient access restrictions in the Microsoft Management Console, enabling a local attacker with some level of authorization to escalate privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official patch to remediate this vulnerability, as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local user to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining full control over the affected system. This can lead to complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, exploitation requires local access and some level of existing privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is strongly recommended to apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27914 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-24T21:35:49.687Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27914","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2182d89c981fd6a7ca
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:17 PM
Last enriched: 5/19/2026, 10:37:55 AM
Last updated: 5/28/2026, 2:21:26 PM
Views: 54
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