CVE-2026-50341
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk23th percentile - higher than 23% of all known CVEs
Summary
A buffer over-read vulnerability in the Windows NTFS file system allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Risk Assessment
An attacker with local access can read portions of kernel memory, potentially leaking sensitive data such as passwords or encryption keys.
Recommendation
Apply the security update released by Microsoft for Windows immediately and restrict local access to trusted users.
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- CVE-2026-96928High
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- CVE-2026-96927Medium
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Original NVD description (English source)
Buffer over-read in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS