CVE-2026-50325: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Improper access control in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50325) is classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and affects the Win32K subsystem in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It enables an authorized local attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges to a higher level, potentially gaining full control over the system. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.0, reflecting high severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local attacker with existing limited privileges to elevate their privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50325: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Improper access control in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.0high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50325) is classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and affects the Win32K subsystem in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It enables an authorized local attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges to a higher level, potentially gaining full control over the system. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.0, reflecting high severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local attacker with existing limited privileges to elevate their privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T18:15:10.951Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50325","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f7468715ace43e6b769
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:44 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:33:14 UTC
Last updated: 08/25/2026, 11:02:23 UTC
Views: 76
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