CVE-2026-47648: CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Untrusted search path in Windows Storage allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path), exists in Windows Storage on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It allows a local attacker with some level of authorization to elevate their privileges by exploiting the way Windows searches for executables or libraries in an untrusted path. The vulnerability is recognized as high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges on the affected system. This could lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data and the ability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges. The CVSS vector indicates high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is strongly recommended to apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in their advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47648. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2026-47648: CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Untrusted search path in Windows Storage allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.0high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path), exists in Windows Storage on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It allows a local attacker with some level of authorization to elevate their privileges by exploiting the way Windows searches for executables or libraries in an untrusted path. The vulnerability is recognized as high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges on the affected system. This could lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data and the ability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges. The CVSS vector indicates high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is strongly recommended to apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in their advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47648. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-19T20:12:27.071Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47648","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cf28dd33fbd85665080
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 5:27:14 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 5:56:02 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 6:14:33 AM
Views: 4
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