CVE-2026-42970: 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 Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-42970) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and involves the exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor through Windows Push Notifications. The attacker must have some level of authorization and local access to exploit this issue. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information). Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can disclose sensitive information that should otherwise be protected, potentially leading to information leakage. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability, only confidentiality. There are no known exploits 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 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42970 for update details and installation instructions.
CVE-2026-42970: 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 Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-42970) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and involves the exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor through Windows Push Notifications. The attacker must have some level of authorization and local access to exploit this issue. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information). Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can disclose sensitive information that should otherwise be protected, potentially leading to information leakage. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability, only confidentiality. There are no known exploits 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 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42970 for update details and installation instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-30T23:43:50.744Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42970","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cc88dd33fbd856648ca
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:26:32 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 21:48:59 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:26:44 UTC
Views: 60
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