Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain local authenticated access
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ExploitTrigger buffer over-read in Broadcast DVR service
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ImpactDisclose adjacent process memory contents
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer over-read prevention
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already have local, authenticated access to a Windows host running the Broadcast DVR User Service (a default Windows component used by the Game DVR/broadcast feature), per the CVSS vector AV:L/PR:L/UI:N. No user interaction by a victim is needed, and no special non-default configuration is called out in the description. Limiting factors are significant: there is no remote attack surface, the attacker must hold at least low-privilege local credentials or code execution, and the impact is confined to reading memory (confidentiality only) - no write, code execution, or denial of service is possible. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely medium-severity, low-priority issue rather than an urgent one, and all signals agree. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N = 5.5) makes clear the attacker must already have local, authenticated access to the host; there is no network vector and no path to code execution, integrity, or availability impact - only information disclosure (C:H). No EPSS score was supplied in the input, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code is referenced, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified but no evidence of weaponization exists. No SSVC decision data was provided. The single technical impact is a buffer over-read (CWE-126) that leaks adjacent process memory, which could incidentally expose sensitive data (tokens, pointers useful for defeating ASLR) but requires a foothold on the machine first. In short: a real but low-priority local info-leak, useful mainly as a secondary step in a larger local attack chain, not a standalone remote threat. Note the 'Buffer Overflow' tag is imprecise - the CWE and description describe a buffer over-READ, not a classic overflow. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A locally authenticated low-privileged user (or malware already running under a standard user account) invokes the vulnerable Windows Broadcast DVR User Service in a way that triggers the out-of-bounds read, causing the service to return memory contents beyond the intended buffer. The leaked bytes may contain sensitive in-process data useful for escalating a broader local compromise. No public exploit code is referenced in the input, and exploitation requires existing local access, not remote reach. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Information disclosure in the Windows Broadcast DVR User Service lets a local, authenticated attacker trigger a CWE-126 buffer over-read and leak adjacent memory contents on affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019 hosts. Per the assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), the attacker must already hold low-privilege local access or code execution, no victim interaction is required, and impact is limited to confidentiality - there is no remote attack surface and no integrity or availability effect. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and a vendor-released patch is available from Microsoft.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor-released patch from Microsoft, which raises affected systems to the fixed builds: Windows 11 23H2 to 10.0.22631.7652 or later, 24H2 to 10.0.26100.9711 or later, 25H2 to 10.0.26200.9711 or later, 26H1 to 10.0.28000.3231 or later, and 26H2 to 10.0.26300.9711 or later; Windows 10 21H2/22H2 to 10.0.19044.7807 or later; and Windows 10 1809 and Windows Server 2019 (including Server Core) to 10.0.17763.9376 or later - see https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-103567 for the corresponding KBs and servicing guidance. Because the Attack Vector is Local with low privileges required, there is no network-side workaround that addresses the flaw; effective compensating controls are to reduce the pool of local accounts and code-execution paths on Windows hosts (privileged access workstations, application allowlisting, removal of unnecessary local administrators), and to stop or disable the Broadcast DVR/Game DVR feature via the Game DVR Group Policy setting (AllowGameDVR = 0) or by disabling the Broadcast DVR User Service where the feature is not required - trade-off being that Game Bar capture, recording, and broadcasting functionality stops working for users on that host. Patching remains the only complete fix, and since the impact of successful exploitation is information disclosure rather than code execution, remediation can be scheduled at normal patch cadence rather than treated as an emergency.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause class is CWE-126 (Buffer Over-read): a routine in the Windows Broadcast DVR User Service - the default Windows component that backs the Game DVR / broadcast capture feature in the Game Bar stack - reads past the end of an allocated buffer, returning memory contents that were never intended to be exposed to the caller. Because the over-read is a read-only primitive, exploitation cannot corrupt memory, gain code execution, or cause denial of service; the practical impact is disclosure of whatever data sits adjacent to the buffer (potentially pointers, handles, or other process memory that aids further attacks). The Attack Vector is Local (AV:L) and the Privileges Required value is Low (PR:L), which means the attacker must already be able to execute code or invoke the service interface on the machine with an ordinary user account - this is a post-compromise / local-escalation-of-information primitive rather than something reachable over the network. Exploitation conditions in the independent assessment confirm no special non-default configuration or user interaction is required, but also confirm the significant limiting factors: no remote path, mandatory local access, and confidentiality-only impact.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Local service reachable only by an authenticated user (AV:L, PR:L); a buffer over-read discloses memory with no integrity or availability effect, so C:H, I:N, A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Buffer over-read in Windows Broadcast DVR User Service allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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