Security Resilience

CVE-2026-70229

Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 1607 ≤ 10.0.14393.9612

Published
13 October 2026
Modified
28 October 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.010 64th percentile
Risk Priority 62 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). EPSS, Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), epss.first.org. Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-70229 is a high-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 36% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Incorrect authorization in Active Directory Domain Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-96918Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2026-61925Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2026-62872Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2026-83792Same vendor: Microsoft
CVE-2026-105733Same vendor: Microsoft
CVE-2023-28249Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2023-24932Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2023-24880Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2022-41091Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2023-28270Same vendor: Microsoft

Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.9612 · ≤ 10.0.14393.9612
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.9376 · ≤ 10.0.17763.9376
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.7807 · ≤ 10.0.19044.7807 · ≤ 10.0.19044.7807
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.7807 · ≤ 10.0.19045.7807 · ≤ 10.0.19045.7807
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22631.7652 · ≤ 10.0.22631.7652
microsoft
windows 11 24h2
≤ 10.0.26100.9711 · ≤ 10.0.26100.9711
microsoft
windows 11 25h2
≤ 10.0.26200.9711 · ≤ 10.0.26200.9711
microsoft
windows 11 26h1
≤ 10.0.28000.3231 · ≤ 10.0.28000.3231
microsoft
windows 11 26h2
≤ 10.0.26300.9711 · ≤ 10.0.26300.9711
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
+4 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls

Our mappings. Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-863

Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.

addresses: CWE-863

Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.

addresses: CWE-863

Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.

addresses: CWE-863

The authorization process and usage restrictions help prevent incorrect authorization for remote access types.

addresses: CWE-863

Establishing configuration and connection requirements helps ensure correct rather than incorrect authorization for wireless access.

addresses: CWE-863

Establishing connection authorization processes for mobile devices helps ensure authorization decisions are correctly implemented rather than incorrect.

addresses: CWE-863

Monitoring account use, notifying on changes, and reviewing accounts for compliance corrects incorrect authorization assignments.

addresses: CWE-863

Ensures authorization decisions for external system use are correctly implemented and enforced.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A)

Our mappings, derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our CWE→ISO cross-walk — links open the control.

blocks

A.8.3's access restriction mechanisms, including granular per-user and per-identity controls, directly enforce correct authorization checks, preventing exploitation of incorrect authorization flaws.

blocks

Requiring consistency between access rights and classification plus formal approval steps ensures that the authorization logic correctly distinguishes between entities that should and should not be granted access.

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-863, a class-level weakness, and none of its children carries one either.

References