CVE-2026-50335: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
CVE-2026-50335 is an improper access control vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 that allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 7.8 and affects Windows 10 build 10.0.17763.0. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper access control in Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0), which enables an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
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-2026-50335 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50335: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
CVE-2026-50335 is an improper access control vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 that allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 7.8 and affects Windows 10 build 10.0.17763.0. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper access control in Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0), which enables an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full system compromise. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
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-2026-50335 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T18:15:10.952Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50335","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a56769168715ace43f08c7d
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 00:33:17 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 00:33:17 UTC
Views: 2
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