CVE-2026-33829: 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 Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2026-33829: 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 Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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