CVE-2026-57088: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Improper access control in Extensible Storage Engine (ESENT) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-284, exists due to improper access control in the Extensible Storage Engine (ESENT) component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). It permits an authorized attacker with local access to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher system rights. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining administrative rights. This could lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data and disruption of system operations.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update from the Microsoft Security Response Center to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-57088: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Description
Improper access control in Extensible Storage Engine (ESENT) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-284, exists due to improper access control in the Extensible Storage Engine (ESENT) component of Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (build 10.0.17763.0). It permits an authorized attacker with local access to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher system rights. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining administrative rights. This could lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data and disruption of system operations.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update from the Microsoft Security Response Center to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-23T18:29:51.053Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57088","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676bd68715ace43f0afd1
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:49 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 15:53:53 UTC
Last updated: 08/25/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 57
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