Security Resilience

CVE-2026-26152

Microsoft Windows 10 1607 ≤ 10.0.14393.9060

Published
14 April 2026
Modified
14 October 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0023 14th percentile
Risk Priority 50 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). EPSS scores by FIRST (EPSS SIG), generated by Empirical Security. Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-26152 is a high-severity Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information (CWE-922) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607. Its CVSS base score is 7.0 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 14th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Insecure storage of sensitive information in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CWE(s)
CWE-922

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.9060 · ≤ 10.0.14393.9060
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.8644 · ≤ 10.0.17763.8644
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.7184 · ≤ 10.0.19044.7184 · ≤ 10.0.19044.7184
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.7184 · ≤ 10.0.19045.7184 · ≤ 10.0.19045.7184
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22631.6936 · ≤ 10.0.22631.6936
microsoft
windows 11 24h2
≤ 10.0.26100.8246 · ≤ 10.0.26100.8246
microsoft
windows 11 25h2
≤ 10.0.26200.8246 · ≤ 10.0.26200.8246
microsoft
windows 11 26h1
≤ 10.0.28000.1836 · ≤ 10.0.28000.1836
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2016
≤ 10.0.14393.9060
+4 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

Enforces approved authorizations for logical access to stored information, directly stopping unauthorized read/write.

SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest good match

Requires protection of confidentiality/integrity for information at rest, directly addressing insecure storage.

AC-6 Least Privilege good match

Limits privileges so only authorized accesses to sensitive stored data are permitted.

AC-16 Security and Privacy Attributes partial match

Associates security attributes with information to support proper access decisions on storage.

Hardening callouts derived

DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.

  • No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-922, a class-level weakness. Rules are authored against its narrower children: CWE-312.

References