CVE-2026-69569: CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

This vulnerability, identified as CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference), affects multiple builds of Microsoft Windows 10 including Version 1607 and later updates. It resides in the Windows Print Spooler components and can be exploited by an authorized attacker to trigger a denial of service condition remotely over the network. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges and user interaction, with impact limited to availability (denial of service). Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to cause a denial of service on affected Windows 10 systems by leveraging the Windows Print Spooler components. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability is affected. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security updates provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69569 to remediate this vulnerability.