CVE-2026-50409: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Overlay Filter allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50409) involves an exposure of sensitive information due to a flaw in the Windows Overlay Filter component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An attacker with local privileges can exploit this issue to disclose sensitive information. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity with high impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires low attack complexity and low privileges but no user interaction. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can disclose sensitive information due to this vulnerability. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability are unaffected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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-2026-50409 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50409: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Overlay Filter allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50409) involves an exposure of sensitive information due to a flaw in the Windows Overlay Filter component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An attacker with local privileges can exploit this issue to disclose sensitive information. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity with high impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires low attack complexity and low privileges but no user interaction. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can disclose sensitive information due to this vulnerability. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability are unaffected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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-2026-50409 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T18:56:53.259Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50409","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a56769a68715ace43f090f2
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:14 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:49:29 UTC
Last updated: 08/25/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 72
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