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CVE-2026-33829: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-33829cvecve-2026-33829cwe-200
Published: 04/14/2026 (04/14/2026, 16:58:46 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607

Description

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

CVSS v3.1

Score 4.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected software

Affected versions
10.0.14393.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/19/2026, 17:15:21 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-33829) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is classified as CWE-200, indicating exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors. Specifically, the Windows Snipping Tool can leak sensitive data, enabling an attacker to spoof network communications. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized actors to gain access to sensitive information via the Windows Snipping Tool, which can facilitate spoofing attacks over a network. The confidentiality impact is low, with no impact on integrity or availability reported. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33829 for detailed patch information and deployment guidance.

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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-2026-33829","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 69de7a3b82d89c981fd6cf4e

Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:43 UTC

Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 17:15:21 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC

Views: 722

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