CVE-2026-32079: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows File Explorer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32079) involves an exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200) in Windows File Explorer on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An attacker with local privileges can disclose sensitive data without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, reflecting medium severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and low privileges required. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can gain access to sensitive information that should otherwise be protected, potentially leading to information disclosure. 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 security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32079 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-32079: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows File Explorer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32079) involves an exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200) in Windows File Explorer on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An attacker with local privileges can disclose sensitive data without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, reflecting medium severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and low privileges required. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can gain access to sensitive information that should otherwise be protected, potentially leading to information disclosure. 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 security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32079 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-10T22:02:18.666Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32079","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2a82d89c981fd6bba3
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:26 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 6:34:53 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 5:16:21 AM
Views: 3
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