CVE-2026-69723: CWE-497: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
CVE-2026-69723 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 and related builds that allows an authorized attacker to expose sensitive system information over a network. The flaw exists in the Windows Kernel and leads to information disclosure without impacting system integrity or availability. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.7. An official fix is available from Microsoft.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.7medium
Affected software
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Windows 10 Version 1607
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Windows 10 Version 1809
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Windows 10 Version 21H2
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Windows 10 Version 22H2
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Windows 11 version 23H2
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Windows 11 Version 23H2
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Windows 11 Version 24H2
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Windows 11 Version 25H2
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Windows 11 version 26H1
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Windows Server 2012
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Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2012 R2
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Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2016
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Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2019
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Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2022
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Windows Server 2025
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Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-69723 and categorized under CWE-497 (Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere), affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows 10 including Version 1607 and other builds. It allows an authorized attacker to disclose sensitive system information remotely over a network via the Windows Kernel. The vulnerability does not allow integrity or availability impacts but results in a confidentiality breach. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can disclose sensitive system information remotely over a network. The confidentiality impact is high, but there is no impact on integrity or availability. This could potentially aid attackers in further reconnaissance or exploitation efforts but does not directly allow system compromise or denial of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security updates provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69723 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-03T21:35:55.264Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69723","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6aa04523acd9273b49fa988f
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 17:25:55 UTC
Last enriched: 10/16/2026, 21:30:18 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 15:10:14 UTC
Views: 34
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