CVE-2026-45602: Tampering in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
No cwe for this issue in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Windows 10 Version 1607 DHCP Server permits an unauthenticated attacker to tamper with network communications. The flaw does not require privileges or user interaction to exploit and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-45602 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to tamper with network data on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems, compromising confidentiality and integrity of communications. There is no impact on system availability. This could lead to unauthorized modification of network traffic or data.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update referenced in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45602 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-45602: Tampering in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
No cwe for this issue in Windows DHCP Server allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.1critical
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Windows 10 Version 1607 DHCP Server permits an unauthenticated attacker to tamper with network communications. The flaw does not require privileges or user interaction to exploit and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-45602 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to tamper with network data on affected Windows 10 Version 1607 systems, compromising confidentiality and integrity of communications. There is no impact on system availability. This could lead to unauthorized modification of network traffic or data.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update referenced in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45602 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-12T19:55:45.730Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45602","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284ce48dd33fbd85664e61
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 5:27:00 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 6:56:03 PM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 10:27:27 PM
Views: 4
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