CVE-2026-42914: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
CVE-2026-42914 is a medium severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 involving an out-of-bounds read in the Kerberos component. This flaw can cause a denial of service condition. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-42914 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) affecting the Kerberos implementation in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low privileges and no user interaction, but requires high attack complexity. Successful exploitation results in denial of service, impacting system availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems by triggering an out-of-bounds read in the Kerberos component. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. 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-2026-42914 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-42914: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
CVE-2026-42914 is a medium severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 involving an out-of-bounds read in the Kerberos component. This flaw can cause a denial of service condition. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-42914 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) affecting the Kerberos implementation in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low privileges and no user interaction, but requires high attack complexity. Successful exploitation results in denial of service, impacting system availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems by triggering an out-of-bounds read in the Kerberos component. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. 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-2026-42914 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-30T22:35:54.969Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42914","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cc48dd33fbd8566481a
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 5:26:28 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 10:57:32 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:10:29 AM
Views: 2
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