Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33829
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Published Apr 14, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · windows 10 1607
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33829. EPSS is 3.51%. Act only if a listed version of windows 10 1607 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 3.51%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h2 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 22h2 · vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 · vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Are you affected?
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- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h2version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 22h2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2version unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-33829
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33829. EPSS is 3.51%. Act only if a listed version of windows 10 1607 is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. EPSS 3.51%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Sources
- CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33829
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
vulnerability.circl.lu - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33829
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33829
30-day exploitation probability 3.5%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference52567
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33829
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.