CVE-2026-45606: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft UxTheme Library (uxtheme.dll) allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds read in the UxTheme Library (uxtheme.dll) component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607. An authorized attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to trigger a denial of service condition, impacting system availability. The issue is tracked as CWE-125. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker with limited privileges to cause a denial of service by triggering an out-of-bounds read in the UxTheme Library. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
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-2026-45606 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-45606: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft UxTheme Library (uxtheme.dll) allows an authorized attacker to deny service locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds read in the UxTheme Library (uxtheme.dll) component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607. An authorized attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to trigger a denial of service condition, impacting system availability. The issue is tracked as CWE-125. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker with limited privileges to cause a denial of service by triggering an out-of-bounds read in the UxTheme Library. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
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-2026-45606 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-12T19:55:45.731Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45606","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284ce48dd33fbd85664e6d
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:27:00 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 22:00:36 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 20:43:01 UTC
Views: 58
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