Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged local session
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DeliveryInvoke WPD File System driver interface
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ExploitTrigger type-confusion on crafted object
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ExecutionDriver reads out-of-type memory
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ImpactDisclose sensitive kernel/process data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Type safety enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution 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 attacker to already possess an authenticated low-privileged local session on the Windows host (CVSS PR:L, AV:L) and the ability to interact with the Windows Portable Device (WPD) File System driver - the component is present by default in Windows, so no special feature toggle is documented, but the flaw cannot be reached remotely or without prior local code execution/account access. Limiting factors: there is no network vector, no privilege escalation or data modification from this bug alone (I:N/A:N), SSVC marks exploitation as not automatable, and the affected system must be running an unpatched build below the fixed versions enumerated in EUVD (e.g., Windows 11 24H2 below 10.0.26100.9711, Server 2022 below 10.0.20348.5761). The practical value is as a local information-leak/privilege-escalation aid rather than an independent compromise. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-priority, low-urgency issue that should be patched on a normal cycle rather than treated as an emergency. 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 locally-exploitable flaw requiring an already-authenticated low-privileged user, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact - consistent with a memory-disclosure/information-leak primitive rather than code execution. All exploitation signals point the same direction and do not conflict: CISA SSVC records Exploitation=none, Automatable=no, and Technical Impact=partial, indicating no observed exploitation and no path to mass/automated attack. The CVE is NOT in CISA KEV and there is no POC in the provided data, so this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' EPSS was not supplied, so the probabilistic exploitation estimate is unknown and cannot be weighed. The high confidentiality rating is somewhat offset by the local attack vector and the PR:L requirement, meaning an attacker must already have a foothold (valid local account or code execution as a standard user) before this becomes useful - most realistically as a local privilege-escalation building block or sandbox/info-leak aid rather than a standalone remote threat. Net: a genuine but contained local information-disclosure bug, not a high-real-risk internet-facing issue. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already has a low-privileged local session on a Windows host (e.g., a standard user or malware running in a limited context) interacts with the Portable Device (WPD) File System driver to trigger a type-confusion condition that causes the driver to read and return memory it should not expose. The leaked kernel or cross-context data could reveal sensitive information or defeat memory-layout protections, aiding a follow-on privilege-escalation chain. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, and the attack requires local access with no remote or unauthenticated path. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
Local information disclosure in the Windows Portable Device (WPD) File System driver affects Windows 10, Windows 11 (21H2 through 26H2), and Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 hosts that have not installed the corresponding cumulative update. A type-confusion flaw (CWE-843) lets an attacker who already holds an authenticated, low-privileged local session (CVSS AV:L/PR:L, no user interaction) coerce the driver into treating one object type as another and read memory the caller should not be able to access, yielding high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact (C:H/I:N/A:N). There is no network vector, no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and CISA SSVC rates the issue non-automatable with only partial technical impact, so it is best treated as a moderate-priority local information-leak primitive to be fixed on a normal patch cycle rather than as an emergency.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patches are available via the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83664); apply the current cumulative update so each host meets or exceeds its fixed build - Windows 10 21H2/22H2 10.0.19044.7807, Windows 10 1809 and Server 2019 10.0.17763.9376, Windows 10 1607 and Server 2016 10.0.14393.9612, Windows 11 23H2 10.0.22631.7652, Windows 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9711, Windows 11 25H2 10.0.26200.9711, Windows 11 26H1 10.0.28000.3231, Windows 11 26H2 10.0.26300.9711, Server 2022 10.0.20348.5761, Server 2025 10.0.26100.33650, Server 2012 6.2.9200.26434, and Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.23470. Because exploitation requires an authenticated local session, no network-side workaround substitutes for patching; interim compensating controls reduce blast radius but carry operational cost: removing local interactive logon or admin rights for untrusted users (limits who can reach the driver, but does not stop a malicious local account), and disabling or blocking the Windows Portable Devices service/driver (for example via the 'All Removable Storage classes: Deny all access' policy or driver-blocking rules) - this interrupts MTP/WPD device access, media transfer, and camera/portable-device sync on the host, so scope it to kiosk, jump-host, or high-value servers that do not need portable device support. Prioritise the update on multi-user systems, RDP/VDI hosts, and servers where an attacker with a foothold could use the resulting memory disclosure to assist further local exploitation; monitoring for abnormal WPD device enumeration or repeated driver requests from low-privileged processes can help detect probing, but should be treated as detection, not prevention.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 20 packages in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the Windows Portable Device (WPD) File System driver that underpins the Windows Portable Devices stack (the MTP/WPD framework used for cameras, phones, media players, and other removable devices, historically surfaced as WpdFs.sys within the user-mode driver framework). CWE-843 (Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type, i.e. type confusion) means the driver accepts a crafted request - typically through a local device/IOCTL or file-system-style operation against a mounted portable device - and subsequently interprets the backing object as a different structure or size than it was allocated as. This mismatch lets a low-privileged caller read fields, pointers, or buffered contents beyond the intended boundaries of the object, which is why the assessed CVSS places confidentiality at High while integrity and availability remain None. The vulnerability is reachable only from the local machine (AV:L) and requires the attacker to already have a valid low-privileged account and the ability to invoke WPD operations (PR:L), with no user interaction required (UI:N) and no scope change (S:U). Because the driver is shipped by default in the affected Windows builds, no optional feature must be enabled for the bug to exist - the only prerequisite is that the host is running an unpatched build below the fixed versions enumerated in EUVD-2026-99939.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Local driver reachable only from an authenticated low-privileged session (AV:L, PR:L), reliably triggerable (AC:L), yielding memory disclosure (C:H) with no integrity or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Portable Device File System Driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-99939
GHSA-jf74-fj8r-pvf7
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
Exploit-DB