CVE-2026-50456: 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 File Explorer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50456) involves an exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200) in Windows File Explorer on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An authorized local attacker with low privileges can disclose sensitive information without requiring user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can disclose sensitive information on a system running the affected Windows 10 Version 1607 build. The confidentiality of data is compromised, but integrity and availability are not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update as soon as possible to remediate this issue. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50456 for detailed patch information and installation instructions.
CVE-2026-50456: 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 File Explorer allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50456) involves an exposure of sensitive information (CWE-200) in Windows File Explorer on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An authorized local attacker with low privileges can disclose sensitive information without requiring user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can disclose sensitive information on a system running the affected Windows 10 Version 1607 build. The confidentiality of data is compromised, but integrity and availability are not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update as soon as possible to remediate this issue. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50456 for detailed patch information and installation instructions.
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-2026-50456","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676a268715ace43f094ff
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:22 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 14:57:42 UTC
Last updated: 08/26/2026, 22:52:11 UTC
Views: 57
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