CVE-2026-41092: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Improper access control in Microsoft Kinect allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper access control in the Microsoft Kinect component of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It permits an authorized attacker with local access to elevate their privileges on the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates low attack complexity and privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges, potentially allowing full control over the affected system. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, modification of system settings, or disruption of system availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch is available from Microsoft to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the update provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41092 to remediate this issue.
CVE-2026-41092: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Improper access control in Microsoft Kinect allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper access control in the Microsoft Kinect component of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It permits an authorized attacker with local access to elevate their privileges on the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates low attack complexity and privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges, potentially allowing full control over the affected system. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, modification of system settings, or disruption of system availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch is available from Microsoft to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the update provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41092 to remediate this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-16T19:12:36.195Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41092","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cbb8dd33fbd85664530
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:26:19 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 21:45:42 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:26:44 UTC
Views: 57
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