CVE-2026-32151: 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 Shell allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32151) involves an exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200) in the Windows Shell component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It allows an attacker with some privileges (PR:L) to remotely disclose sensitive information over a network (AV:N) without requiring user interaction (UI:N). The vulnerability does not affect integrity or availability but impacts confidentiality (C:H). Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker with limited privileges to disclose sensitive information over a network, potentially leading to unauthorized data exposure. There is no impact on system 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 as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32151 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-32151: 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 Shell allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32151) involves an exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200) in the Windows Shell component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It allows an attacker with some privileges (PR:L) to remotely disclose sensitive information over a network (AV:N) without requiring user interaction (UI:N). The vulnerability does not affect integrity or availability but impacts confidentiality (C:H). Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker with limited privileges to disclose sensitive information over a network, potentially leading to unauthorized data exposure. There is no impact on system 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 as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32151 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-10T23:09:43.264Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32151","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a2e82d89c981fd6bc42
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:30 PM
Last enriched: 5/19/2026, 10:44:40 AM
Last updated: 5/28/2026, 10:26:08 AM
Views: 79
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