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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: Tue Apr 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.

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AILast updated: 04/14/2026, 17:49:49 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-33829) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is classified under CWE-200, indicating exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors. Specifically, the Windows Snipping Tool component can leak sensitive data, which an attacker could leverage to perform spoofing attacks remotely over a network. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and impact limited to confidentiality. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized actors to gain access to sensitive information through the Windows Snipping Tool, which could facilitate spoofing attacks. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss without affecting 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-2026-33829 to remediate this vulnerability.

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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: 4/14/2026, 5:32:43 PM

Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 5:49:49 PM

Last updated: 4/15/2026, 3:20:35 PM

Views: 21

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