CVE-2026-45602: CWE-349: Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data 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.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-45602) affects the DHCP Server component in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It involves acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data, enabling an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network. The issue is classified under CWE-349 (Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data) and CWE-229. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely tamper with network communications by exploiting this vulnerability in the DHCP Server, potentially leading to unauthorized data manipulation. The confidentiality and integrity of affected systems are severely impacted, while availability is not affected. 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-2026-45602 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-45602: CWE-349: Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data 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
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-45602) affects the DHCP Server component in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It involves acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data, enabling an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network. The issue is classified under CWE-349 (Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data) and CWE-229. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely tamper with network communications by exploiting this vulnerability in the DHCP Server, potentially leading to unauthorized data manipulation. The confidentiality and integrity of affected systems are severely impacted, while availability is not affected. 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-2026-45602 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: 06/09/2026, 17:27:00 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 22:00:02 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:26:44 UTC
Views: 250
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