CVE-2026-50429: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-50429, is an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in the Windows Kernel of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It enables an attacker with no privileges and no user interaction to remotely disclose information, impacting confidentiality (C:H) with low impact on availability (A:L) and no impact on integrity (I:N). The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2, indicating high severity. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information from the Windows Kernel memory, potentially leading to information leakage. The attack requires no privileges and no user interaction, increasing the risk of exploitation. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no integrity or significant availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50429 to remediate this issue.
CVE-2026-50429: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Out-of-bounds read in Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.2high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-50429, is an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in the Windows Kernel of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It enables an attacker with no privileges and no user interaction to remotely disclose information, impacting confidentiality (C:H) with low impact on availability (A:L) and no impact on integrity (I:N). The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2, indicating high severity. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information from the Windows Kernel memory, potentially leading to information leakage. The attack requires no privileges and no user interaction, increasing the risk of exploitation. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no integrity or significant availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators of Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50429 to remediate this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T18:57:47.375Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50429","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a56769d68715ace43f09427
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:17 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:53:30 UTC
Last updated: 08/25/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 81
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