CVE-2026-50502: CWE-1220: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows Event Logging Service allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50502) involves insufficient granularity of access control in the Windows Event Logging Service on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It enables an attacker with some level of authorization to execute code remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.0, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring privileges and user interaction. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely over the network, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. This could lead to full system compromise if exploited.
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-2026-50502 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50502: CWE-1220: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Insufficient granularity of access control in Windows Event Logging Service allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.0high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50502) involves insufficient granularity of access control in the Windows Event Logging Service on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). It enables an attacker with some level of authorization to execute code remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.0, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring privileges and user interaction. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely over the network, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. This could lead to full system compromise if exploited.
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-2026-50502 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T18:59:53.338Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50502","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676a768715ace43f0967a
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:27 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 15:05:58 UTC
Last updated: 08/25/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 76
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