CVE-2026-50316: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Overview

Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5)
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category: Information Disclosure
Exploit Status: Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood: Less Likely
Patch Tuesday: 2026-Jul
Released: 2026-07-14
EPSS Score: 0.36% (percentile: 28.4%)

Description

Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

FAQ

What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? Exploiting this vulnerability could allow the disclosure of certain kernel memory content. According to the CVSS metrics, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to some loss of confidentiality (C:L),but lead to no loss of availability (A:N) and integrity (I:N)? What does that mean for this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could view some sensitive information (Confidentiality) but not all resources within the impacted component may be divulged to the attacker. The attacker cannot make changes to disclosed information (Integrity) or limit access to the resource (Availability).

Affected Products (15)

Windows

Windows Server 2022
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2025
Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems

ESU

Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems

Security Updates (6)

Acknowledgments

Aman

Revision History

2026-07-14: Information published.