CVE-2026-50453: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Out-of-bounds read in Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys) allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information with a physical attack.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds read in the Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys) on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The flaw could be exploited by an attacker with physical access to the device to disclose sensitive information. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-125 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1, indicating medium severity. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to a vulnerable system could exploit this out-of-bounds read vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. The vulnerability does not allow for privilege escalation or denial of service but impacts confidentiality and availability as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H, I:N, A:H). 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 by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50453.
CVE-2026-50453: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Out-of-bounds read in Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys) allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information with a physical attack.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds read in the Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys) on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The flaw could be exploited by an attacker with physical access to the device to disclose sensitive information. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-125 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1, indicating medium severity. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to a vulnerable system could exploit this out-of-bounds read vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. The vulnerability does not allow for privilege escalation or denial of service but impacts confidentiality and availability as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H, I:N, A:H). 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 by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50453.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T18:59:17.977Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50453","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676a068715ace43f094a5
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:20 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:57:15 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 19:39:44 UTC
Views: 68
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