CVE-2026-50465: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
CVE-2026-50465 is an improper access control vulnerability in the DNS component of Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2. It allows an authorized local attacker to tamper with system components. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 7.1. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper access control in the DNS functionality of Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). An attacker with local authorized privileges can perform tampering actions that impact system integrity and availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on integrity and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to tamper with system components related to DNS, potentially causing high integrity and availability impacts on the affected system. Confidentiality is not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is recommended to apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50465 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50465: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Description
CVE-2026-50465 is an improper access control vulnerability in the DNS component of Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2. It allows an authorized local attacker to tamper with system components. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 7.1. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper access control in the DNS functionality of Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). An attacker with local authorized privileges can perform tampering actions that impact system integrity and availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on integrity and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to tamper with system components related to DNS, potentially causing high integrity and availability impacts on the affected system. Confidentiality is not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is recommended to apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50465 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T18:59:17.978Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50465","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676a268715ace43f09517
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:22 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 23:19:21 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 01:20:58 UTC
Views: 5
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