CVE-2026-50335: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Improper access control in Windows Operating Systems allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-50335 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) affecting Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). It enables a local attacker with some level of authorization to escalate privileges, potentially gaining higher system rights. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, indicating high severity, with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges, potentially gaining full control over the affected Windows 10 system. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, system modifications, and disruption of system availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0) as soon as possible to remediate this issue.
CVE-2026-50335: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
Improper access control in Windows Operating Systems allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-50335 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) affecting Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). It enables a local attacker with some level of authorization to escalate privileges, potentially gaining higher system rights. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, indicating high severity, with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges, potentially gaining full control over the affected Windows 10 system. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, system modifications, and disruption of system availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0) as soon as possible to remediate this issue.
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: 08/13/2026, 14:34:58 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 11:04:21 UTC
Views: 67
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