Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege local session
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DeliveryInvoke Push Notifications API or IPC call
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ExploitTrigger uninitialized buffer read
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ExecutionExtract residual memory contents
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ImpactDisclose sensitive information
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated local session with at minimum low-privilege (standard user) access - confirmed by CVSS PR:L. The vulnerable code path lies within the Windows Push Notifications subsystem, meaning the feature must be operational (its default state on all affected Windows builds). No network access, no special configuration, and no user interaction from a second party are required. Exploitation is limited to local information disclosure only (S:U, I:N, A:N) - there is no lateral movement or remote trigger path. The primary limiting factor is physical or interactive local access (AV:L); remote exploitation over the network is not possible with this vulnerability. |
| Impact | The CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium) is anchored primarily by the High confidentiality impact (C:H), but the local-only attack vector (AV:L) and no integrity or availability impact (I:N/A:N) meaningfully constrain real-world risk. SSVC corroborates this: exploitation is rated 'none', automatable is 'no', and technical impact is 'partial' - indicating this is not a remotely weaponizable or wormable issue. EPSS data is not provided, but the combination of local-only access, standard-user privilege requirement, and no active exploitation signals a low-to-moderate priority for most enterprise environments. The primary concern is a post-compromise or insider-threat scenario where an attacker already holding a foothold uses this flaw to harvest sensitive data from notification memory. There is no conflict between CVSS vector and description - both consistently indicate local, authenticated exploitation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A standard-privilege local user on an unpatched Windows system invokes a Push Notifications API or IPC mechanism that triggers allocation of an uninitialized buffer within the notification subsystem. The attacker reads the residual contents of that buffer, which may contain fragments of sensitive data from other processes or prior kernel operations. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, so exploitation currently requires custom tooling. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 09, 2026
Windows Push Notifications contains a use-of-uninitialized-resource flaw (CWE-200) that enables a locally authenticated attacker to read sensitive information from memory without elevation of privilege. Affecting a wide range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server builds, the vulnerability requires only low-privilege local access and no user interaction to trigger. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and CISA SSVC rates exploitation as none with partial technical impact, placing this in a lower-urgency remediation band despite the High confidentiality rating in the CVSS vector.
RemediationAI
Apply the Microsoft security update addressing CVE-2026-42973, which raises each affected build to its respective patched baseline: Windows 10 1607 and Server 2016 to 10.0.14393.9234 or later; Windows 10 1809 and Server 2019 to 10.0.17763.8880 or later; Windows 10 21H2 to 10.0.19044.7417 or later; Windows 10 22H2 to 10.0.19045.7417 or later; Windows 11 23H2 to 10.0.22631.7219 or later; Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 to 10.0.26100.8655 / 10.0.26200.8655 or later; Server 2022 to 10.0.20348.5256 or later; Server 2025 to 10.0.26100.32995 or later; and Windows 11 26H1 to 10.0.28000.2269 or later. The advisory is published at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42973. No workaround or feature-disable path has been documented by Microsoft; given that Push Notifications is a core platform service, disabling it would break UWP and Win32 app notification delivery and is not recommended as a compensating control. Prioritize patching endpoints where low-privilege users share systems with sensitive processes, such as multi-user terminal servers.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the Windows Push Notifications subsystem - the platform infrastructure responsible for delivering WNS (Windows Notification Service) messages to applications. CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) combined with the description's 'use of uninitialized resource' points to a scenario where the notification handler allocates or reuses a buffer without zeroing it, leaving residual memory contents accessible to a calling process. The CVSS vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U confirms the exploit is local, low-complexity, and requires only a standard user token - consistent with a local API or IPC call that leaks kernel or cross-process memory. Affected CPE targets span Windows NT 10.0 builds across consumer (Windows 10/11) and server (Server 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) lines.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
DescriptionCVE.org
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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EUVD-2026-35733
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