CVE-2026-32218: CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves the insertion of sensitive information into log files by the Windows Kernel in Windows 10 Version 21H2 (build 10.0.19044.0). An attacker with local authorized access can leverage this flaw to disclose sensitive information from the system. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-532, which relates to the insertion of sensitive data into log files. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to local information disclosure, allowing an authorized user to access sensitive information that should not be logged. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and has low attack complexity but requires local privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the Microsoft security update referenced in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32218 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-32218: CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Description
Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves the insertion of sensitive information into log files by the Windows Kernel in Windows 10 Version 21H2 (build 10.0.19044.0). An attacker with local authorized access can leverage this flaw to disclose sensitive information from the system. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-532, which relates to the insertion of sensitive data into log files. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to local information disclosure, allowing an authorized user to access sensitive information that should not be logged. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and has low attack complexity but requires local privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the Microsoft security update referenced in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32218 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T01:49:58.661Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32218","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3682d89c981fd6bd52
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:38 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 8:00:16 PM
Last updated: 5/30/2026, 8:04:15 PM
Views: 116
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