CVE-2026-42916: CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows NT OS Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an integer overflow or wraparound condition within the Windows NT OS Kernel in Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires local authorized access and can lead to privilege escalation, allowing the attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access to the system. This can lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges obtained.
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 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42916 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-42916: CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows NT OS Kernel 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 an integer overflow or wraparound condition within the Windows NT OS Kernel in Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires local authorized access and can lead to privilege escalation, allowing the attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access to the system. This can lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges obtained.
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 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42916 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-2026-42916","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cc48dd33fbd85664820
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:26:28 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 21:48:39 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:26:44 UTC
Views: 67
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