CVE-2026-50295: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-50295 and classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), affects Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). It involves a flaw in the Windows DNS service that permits an authorized local attacker to bypass a security feature, resulting in a potential integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5 (medium severity), with attack vector local, low attack complexity, and low privileges required. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can bypass a security feature in the Windows DNS component, potentially leading to unauthorized modification or tampering (integrity impact). 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 as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50295 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50295: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Description
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-50295 and classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), affects Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). It involves a flaw in the Windows DNS service that permits an authorized local attacker to bypass a security feature, resulting in a potential integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5 (medium severity), with attack vector local, low attack complexity, and low privileges required. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can bypass a security feature in the Windows DNS component, potentially leading to unauthorized modification or tampering (integrity impact). 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 as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50295 to remediate this vulnerability.
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: 08/13/2026, 14:28:26 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 19:39:44 UTC
Views: 63
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