Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
-
AccessObtain low-privileged local session
-
DeliveryInvoke vulnerable MDM interface
-
ExploitTrigger use of uninitialized resource
-
ExecutionRead leaked memory contents
-
ImpactHarvest sensitive data for escalation
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Null terminator handling
|
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already have an authenticated low-privileged local foothold on the Windows host (PR:L, AV:L) and to interact with the Modern Device Management (MDM) subsystem, which reads an uninitialized resource and returns residual memory contents (CWE-170). No user interaction is required (UI:N) and complexity is low (AC:L). Limiting factors: no remote vector, so network-only attackers cannot exploit it; the attacker needs valid local access and the ability to execute code that reaches the MDM code path; impact is confined to disclosure (C:H, I:N, A:N) with no scope change (S:U). All listed Windows 10/11 and Windows Server builds below the fixed revisions are affected until patched. |
| Impact | This is a genuine-but-moderate priority, not an urgent one. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 5.5) describes a local, low-complexity attack requiring low privileges and no user interaction, yielding high confidentiality impact but zero integrity or availability impact - i.e. pure information disclosure of uninitialized memory. All exploitation signals point the same direction and reinforce a lower real-world risk: SSVC shows Exploitation=none, Automatable=no, and Technical Impact=partial, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code has been identified. No EPSS score was provided in the input, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified here. The local attack vector (AV:L) plus required low privileges (PR:L) means an attacker must already have authenticated code-execution footing on the host, which substantially limits attractiveness and blast radius; this is typically a privilege-escalation building block or memory-disclosure aid rather than a standalone remote threat. The signals are internally consistent - there is no CVSS-versus-description conflict to flag - and the main limitation is the absence of an EPSS value to triangulate exploitation probability. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already has a low-privileged authenticated session on a Windows host runs a crafted local process that invokes the Modern Device Management (MDM) component in a way that returns uninitialized memory. The leaked bytes may contain sensitive data (credentials, tokens, pointers) useful for further escalation. No public exploit code has been identified, and exploitation requires local access with low complexity (AV:L/AC:L). |
Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.
Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Local information disclosure in Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) lets an authenticated, low-privileged attacker who already holds a foothold on the host read residual memory contents returned by the MDM subsystem. Rated CVSS 5.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), this is a local-only, low-complexity, no-user-interaction bug whose sole impact is confidentiality loss - there is no integrity or availability effect and no scope change. Vendor patches are available and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis; CISA's SSVC assessment records exploitation as none, automatable as no, and technical impact as partial, which places this in the moderate-priority patch cycle rather than the emergency one.
RemediationAI
Apply the Microsoft security update from the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96850 - patch status is vendor-released, and the fixed builds per the affected-version data are 10.0.17763.9376 (Windows 10 1809 / Server 2019, including Server Core), 10.0.19044.7807 (Windows 10 21H2 and 22H2), 10.0.22631.7652 (Windows 11 23H2), 10.0.26100.9711 (Windows 11 24H2), 10.0.26200.9711 (Windows 11 25H2), 10.0.28000.3231 (Windows 11 26H1), 10.0.26300.9711 (Windows 11 26H2), 10.0.20348.5761 (Windows Server 2022), and 10.0.26100.33650 (Windows Server 2025 and Server Core). Because the vector is local (AV:L) and requires low-privileged local code execution (PR:L), network- and perimeter-layer controls will not reduce exposure; the effective compensating controls are host-side. Tighten local privilege assignment so that only personnel who genuinely require interactive logon or RDP access to managed endpoints have it, since an unauthenticated remote attacker cannot reach this code path at all - the trade-off is reduced operational flexibility for help-desk and support workflows. Where MDM enrollment/policy-processing components can be constrained, restrict which local accounts can invoke them (for example via application control or WDAC/AppLocker policy) - the trade-off is that over-restrictive rules can break legitimate management agents and require careful allowlisting. Monitor local process telemetry for unusual reads of MDM policy/enrollment data and for memory-disclosure style behavior from low-privileged processes; note that because the primitive is a read of residual memory, detection is inherently noisy and monitoring is a detective rather than preventive control. If patching must be staged, prioritize internet-exposed and multi-user/RDP-shared Windows Server builds and any endpoint where untrusted local code runs, in line with the SSVC 'none/not automatable/partial' profile.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 13 packages in euvd
Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.
Technical ContextAI · show details
Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) is the enrollment and policy-push stack that lets enterprises manage Windows 10/11 and Windows Server endpoints through OMA-DM and configuration service provider (CSP) based policy delivery. The defect falls in the assigned CWE-170 class (improper termination/handling of a resource that is not fully initialized): the MDM code path consumes a resource before it is initialized and returns residual memory - buffer slack from prior allocations - back to the caller. Because the assessed vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N with S:U and C:H/I:N/A:N, the attacker must already have code execution as an authenticated low-privileged local user able to reach that specific MDM code path; there is no network or remote vector, no user interaction is required, and the practical consequence is disclosure of memory contents (potentially pointers, tokens, or other process data surfaced through the MDM interface) rather than code execution or tampering. Affected-version data spans Windows 10 1809, 21H2 and 22H2; Windows 11 23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1 and 26H2; and Windows Server 2019, 2022 and 2025, including Server Core installations.
Know when Windows gets its next vulnerability
- Watch products and get an email when something new is published
- Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
- Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources
No credit card · 7-day full trial
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Local uninitialized-memory disclosure needs an authenticated low-priv local foothold (AV:L, PR:L, AC:L), no UI, and yields confidentiality-only impact (C:H, I:N, A:N, S:U).
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Unauthenticated remote code execution in SmarterTools SmarterMail lets an attacker upload arbitrary files to any locatio
Windows Win32k fails to properly handle objects in memory, allowing local privilege escalation exploited in the wild in
A privilege escalation vulnerability (CVSS 5.5). Risk factors: actively exploited (KEV-listed), EPSS 94% exploitation pr
Windows Internet Shortcut Files (.url) contain an external control vulnerability (CVE-2025-33053, CVSS 8.8) that enables
Windows SMB contains an improper access control vulnerability (CVE-2025-33073, CVSS 8.8) enabling authenticated attacker
Twonky Server 8.5.2 on Linux and Windows allows unauthenticated access to the admin log file through a web service API b
An unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists in MiniWeb HTTP Server <= Build 300 that allows unauthenticated remote
FreeFloat FTP Server contains multiple critical design flaws that allow unauthenticated remote attackers to upload arbit
Serviio Media Server versions 1.4 through 1.8 on Windows contain an unauthenticated command injection in the /rest/actio
Twonky Server 8.5.2 uses hard-coded cryptographic keys for encrypting the administrator password. Combined with the cred
Mako Server versions 2.5 and 2.6 contain an unauthenticated OS command injection via the tutorial interface at examples/
React Native Metro Development Server binds to external interfaces by default and contains an OS command injection endpo
EUVD-2026-100229
GHSA-98qv-9prc-cqh6
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
Exploit-DB