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.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Windows 10 Version 1607's Snipping Tool permits unauthorized actors to access sensitive information, facilitating spoofing over a network. It is identified as CWE-200, indicating exposure of sensitive data. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to gain access to sensitive information via the Snipping Tool, which could be leveraged to perform spoofing attacks on the network. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update for Windows 10 Version 1607 as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33829 to remediate the issue.
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
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Windows 10 Version 1607's Snipping Tool permits unauthorized actors to access sensitive information, facilitating spoofing over a network. It is identified as CWE-200, indicating exposure of sensitive data. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to gain access to sensitive information via the Snipping Tool, which could be leveraged to perform spoofing attacks on the network. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update for Windows 10 Version 1607 as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33829 to remediate the issue.
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: 5/19/2026, 10:52:31 AM
Last updated: 5/30/2026, 9:14:38 AM
Views: 570
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