CVE-2026-33828: CWE-501: Trust Boundary Violation in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Trust boundary violation in Windows Attestation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-501 (Trust Boundary Violation), exists in the Windows Attestation feature of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It permits an attacker with local authorized access to escalate privileges, potentially gaining higher-level system permissions. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this trust boundary violation to elevate privileges on the affected Windows 10 Version 1607 system. This could lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data and system control. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patch provided by Microsoft as referenced in their security update guide (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33828). This fix addresses the trust boundary violation and mitigates the privilege escalation risk. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-33828: CWE-501: Trust Boundary Violation in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Trust boundary violation in Windows Attestation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
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Windows 10 Version 1607
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Windows Server 2016
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Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-501 (Trust Boundary Violation), exists in the Windows Attestation feature of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It permits an attacker with local authorized access to escalate privileges, potentially gaining higher-level system permissions. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this trust boundary violation to elevate privileges on the affected Windows 10 Version 1607 system. This could lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data and system control. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patch provided by Microsoft as referenced in their security update guide (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33828). This fix addresses the trust boundary violation and mitigates the privilege escalation risk. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-24T00:52:01.352Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33828","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cb78dd33fbd85664071
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:26:15 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 13:28:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:30 UTC
Views: 77
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