CVE-2026-50415: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Media allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50415) involves the exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors in Windows Media on Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). The flaw allows an attacker to remotely disclose information over a network without needing privileges or user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium severity), reflecting the network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely disclose sensitive information from a vulnerable Windows 10 Version 1809 system via Windows Media components. This exposure could lead to information leakage but does not affect integrity or availability. 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-2026-50415 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50415: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Media allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50415) involves the exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors in Windows Media on Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). The flaw allows an attacker to remotely disclose information over a network without needing privileges or user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (medium severity), reflecting the network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely disclose sensitive information from a vulnerable Windows 10 Version 1809 system via Windows Media components. This exposure could lead to information leakage but does not affect integrity or availability. 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-2026-50415 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-2026-50415","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a56769b68715ace43f0913f
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:15 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:50:39 UTC
Last updated: 08/25/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 49
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