CVE-2026-50295: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
CVE-2026-50295 is a medium severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 involving improper privilege management in the Windows DNS component. This flaw allows an authorized local attacker to bypass a security feature, potentially leading to elevated impact on system integrity. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-50295, concerns improper privilege management (CWE-269) within the Microsoft Windows DNS service on Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). An authorized attacker with local access can bypass a security feature, which may lead to integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5 (medium), reflecting local attack vector, low attack complexity, and required privileges. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can bypass a security feature in the Windows DNS component, potentially compromising system integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. 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 by Microsoft for Windows 11 Version 24H2 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50295 for detailed patch information and deployment guidance.
CVE-2026-50295: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Description
CVE-2026-50295 is a medium severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 involving improper privilege management in the Windows DNS component. This flaw allows an authorized local attacker to bypass a security feature, potentially leading to elevated impact on system integrity. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-50295, concerns improper privilege management (CWE-269) within the Microsoft Windows DNS service on Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). An authorized attacker with local access can bypass a security feature, which may lead to integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5 (medium), reflecting local attack vector, low attack complexity, and required privileges. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can bypass a security feature in the Windows DNS component, potentially compromising system integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. 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 by Microsoft for Windows 11 Version 24H2 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50295 for detailed patch information and deployment guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:30:16.974Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50295","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f7268715ace43e6b6e9
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:42 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 01:33:51 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 01:33:51 UTC
Views: 5
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