CVE-2026-57982: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows RDP allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-908) arises from the use of an uninitialized resource in the Windows RDP implementation on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An attacker with authorized access and low privileges can exploit this flaw to disclose information over the network. The vulnerability does not allow for integrity or availability impact, but it has a high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an authorized attacker with low privileges to disclose sensitive information remotely via the Windows RDP service. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The confidentiality impact is high, meaning sensitive data could be exposed. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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-2026-57982 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2026-57982: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows RDP allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-908) arises from the use of an uninitialized resource in the Windows RDP implementation on Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). An attacker with authorized access and low privileges can exploit this flaw to disclose information over the network. The vulnerability does not allow for integrity or availability impact, but it has a high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an authorized attacker with low privileges to disclose sensitive information remotely via the Windows RDP service. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The confidentiality impact is high, meaning sensitive data could be exposed. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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-2026-57982 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-26T17:45:44.854Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57982","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676bf68715ace43f0b08a
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:51 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 15:57:44 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 19:39:45 UTC
Views: 62
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