CVE-2026-34348: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Event Logging Service allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-34348 and classified under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure), affects Windows 10 Version 1809 (specifically version 10.0.17763.0). It allows an authorized attacker to disclose sensitive information over a network by exploiting a failure in the protection mechanisms of the Windows Event Logging Service. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring privileges but no user interaction. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information over a network. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability does not require user interaction but does require some level of privileges on the system. 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 by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1809 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-34348 for detailed patching instructions.
CVE-2026-34348: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
Protection mechanism failure in Windows Event Logging Service allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-34348 and classified under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure), affects Windows 10 Version 1809 (specifically version 10.0.17763.0). It allows an authorized attacker to disclose sensitive information over a network by exploiting a failure in the protection mechanisms of the Windows Event Logging Service. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring privileges but no user interaction. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information over a network. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability does not require user interaction but does require some level of privileges on the system. 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 by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1809 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-34348 for detailed patching instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-26T21:02:16.447Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-34348","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f6568715ace43e6b29a
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:29 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:13:39 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 11:04:20 UTC
Views: 110
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