CVE-2026-49807: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows DirectX allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-49807) involves an exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200) in Windows 10 Version 1809 through the Windows DirectX component. An unauthorized attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to disclose sensitive information. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.2 (medium severity), reflecting the local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized local attacker can disclose sensitive information due to this vulnerability in Windows DirectX on Windows 10 Version 1809. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected. 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 by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49807 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-49807: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows DirectX allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.2medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-49807) involves an exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200) in Windows 10 Version 1809 through the Windows DirectX component. An unauthorized attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to disclose sensitive information. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.2 (medium severity), reflecting the local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized local attacker can disclose sensitive information due to this vulnerability in Windows DirectX on Windows 10 Version 1809. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected. 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 by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49807 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-01T17:02:37.208Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49807","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f7268715ace43e6b6dd
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:42 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:27:37 UTC
Last updated: 08/27/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 42
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