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 (CVE-2026-57982) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is classified as CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource). It arises from the use of an uninitialized resource in the Windows RDP implementation, which can be exploited by an authorized attacker to disclose information remotely over the network. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability, but it has a high impact on confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information over the network via the Windows RDP service. The confidentiality of the system is impacted, but integrity and availability remain unaffected. There are no known exploits 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.
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 (CVE-2026-57982) affects Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) and is classified as CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource). It arises from the use of an uninitialized resource in the Windows RDP implementation, which can be exploited by an authorized attacker to disclose information remotely over the network. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability, but it has a high impact on confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information over the network via the Windows RDP service. The confidentiality of the system is impacted, but integrity and availability remain unaffected. There are no known exploits 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.
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: 07/14/2026, 18:24:39 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 20:03:48 UTC
Views: 2
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