CVE-2026-57095: 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 Win32K allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an exposure of sensitive information in the Windows Win32K subsystem on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The flaw allows a local attacker without privileges to gain access to sensitive data, which could lead to local privilege escalation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.2, indicating a medium severity. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability, as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized local attacker can access sensitive information that should be protected, potentially enabling them to elevate their privileges on the affected system. There is no indication of impact to system integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft Security Update Guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57095 for the patch and detailed remediation instructions.
CVE-2026-57095: 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 Win32K allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.2medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an exposure of sensitive information in the Windows Win32K subsystem on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The flaw allows a local attacker without privileges to gain access to sensitive data, which could lead to local privilege escalation. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.2, indicating a medium severity. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability, as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized local attacker can access sensitive information that should be protected, potentially enabling them to elevate their privileges on the affected system. There is no indication of impact to system integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft Security Update Guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57095 for the patch and detailed remediation instructions.
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-2026-57095","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676be68715ace43f0b075
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:50 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 18:34:17 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 22:51:29 UTC
Views: 4
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