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CVE-2026-96944

Status: Undergoing AnalysisMedium (5.5)—

Insertion of sensitive information into externally-accessible file or directory in Windows Storage allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

CVSS

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🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector AV:L/PR:L/UI:N indica acceso local sin interacción (T1068); el texto describe divulgación local de información sensible en un fichero o directorio accesible (CWE-538), lo que sustenta T1005.

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🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence ProgramExecution PreventionApplication Isolation and SandboxingExploit ProtectionUpdate SoftwareData Loss Prevention

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

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CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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