CVE-2026-49168: CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Storage Spaces Direct allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an integer overflow or wraparound condition in the Windows Storage Spaces Direct component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires physical access and can lead to privilege escalation by an unauthorized attacker. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-190. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with physical access to the affected system to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H/I:H/A:H). 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 in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49168 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-49168: CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Storage Spaces Direct allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges with a physical attack.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.8medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an integer overflow or wraparound condition in the Windows Storage Spaces Direct component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). Exploitation requires physical access and can lead to privilege escalation by an unauthorized attacker. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-190. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with physical access to the affected system to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H/I:H/A:H). 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 in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49168 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-27T23:44:09.622Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49168","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f6a68715ace43e6b3b7
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:34 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:20:32 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 22:52:11 UTC
Views: 60
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