🛡️ CVE-2026-50297 — windows-10-1607
Description
Improper access control in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2026-50297 is classified as CWE-284: Improper Access Control. The software does not restrict an action to the actors that should be allowed to perform it.
Affected software
CVE-2026-50297 is recorded against 12 packages.
- windows-10-1607 (fixed in 10.0.14393.9339)
- windows-10-1809 (fixed in 10.0.17763.9020)
- windows-10-21h2 (fixed in 10.0.19044.7548)
- windows-10-22h2 (fixed in 10.0.19045.7548)
- windows-11-24h2 (fixed in 10.0.26100.8875)
- windows-11-25h2 (fixed in 10.0.26200.8875)
- windows-11-26h1 (fixed in 10.0.28000.2525)
- windows-server-2012
- windows-server-2016 (fixed in 10.0.14393.9339)
- windows-server-2019 (fixed in 10.0.17763.9020)
- windows-server-2022 (fixed in 10.0.20348.5386)
- windows-server-2025 (fixed in 10.0.26100.33158)
Timeline and source
Published on 14 July 2026 and last revised on 22 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| windows-10-1607 | — | 10.0.14393.9339 |
| windows-10-1809 | — | 10.0.17763.9020 |
| windows-10-21h2 | — | 10.0.19044.7548 |
| windows-10-22h2 | — | 10.0.19045.7548 |
| windows-11-24h2 | — | 10.0.26100.8875 |
| windows-11-25h2 | — | 10.0.26200.8875 |
| windows-11-26h1 | — | 10.0.28000.2525 |
| windows-server-2012 | — | — |
| windows-server-2016 | — | 10.0.14393.9339 |
| windows-server-2019 | — | 10.0.17763.9020 |
| windows-server-2022 | — | 10.0.20348.5386 |
| windows-server-2025 | — | 10.0.26100.33158 |
References
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