Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The issue resides in the Win32K kernel component of Windows, allowing an attacker who already has local authorized access to read sensitive data from the system. This is a CWE-200 information disclosure vulnerability. Based on the description, it is inferred that no remote exploitation path exists and that the disclosed information is limited to what is already within the local user’s scope. The flaw does not grant code execution or privilege escalation, but it can expose confidential material such as memory contents or cached data held by the operating system.

Affected Systems

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2, Windows 10 Version 22H2, Windows 11 Version 24H2, Windows 11 Version 25H2, Windows 11 Version 26H1, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025, and Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installations).

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.5 signals moderate severity, while the EPSS score of 0.00458 (less than 1%) indicates that exploitation attempts are currently very low. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Exploitability requires that an adversary already have legitimate local access or code execution privileges on the affected operating system edition. Consequently, the risk is confined to environments where local access is possible; mitigating the flaw remains prudent as the impact, although moderate, can compromise confidential information.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 06:33 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the cumulative Windows update that contains the fix for this Win32K issue, as detailed in the Microsoft Update Guide.
  • Enforce least privilege for local accounts to limit their ability to access the Win32K kernel interfaces.
  • For highly guarded systems, consider disabling non‑essential graphical components that depend on Win32K or monitoring system logs for anomalous data exposure events.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 06:33 UTC.

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History

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Title Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2025
Weaknesses CWE-200
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26H1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2025
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 Windows 10 22h2 Windows 11 24h2 Windows 11 25h2 Windows 11 26h1 Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2025
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T22:57:39.155Z

Reserved: 2026-06-19T13:54:04.006Z

Link: CVE-2026-56184

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-16T14:17:30.989Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T06:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor