About this tag
The information disclosure tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft security advisories and Patch Tuesday updates for vulnerabilities that expose sensitive data. Recent threads detail CVEs affecting Windows DHCP Server, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Azure Logic Apps, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Windows Graphics Component, and Windows HID functionality. Discussions focus on patch deployment, CVSS scores, severity ratings, and the sparse public details Microsoft sometimes provides. Administrators share practical guidance on interpreting advisories, assessing risk, and applying the appropriate July and August 2026 security updates. The tag is a resource for IT professionals tracking information disclosure flaws across Windows, Office, and Azure services.
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    CVE-2026-62745: Patch Windows DHCP Server Data Leak

    Microsoft has published CVE-2026-62745, a Windows DHCP Server information-disclosure vulnerability, as part of its August 11, 2026 security release. For administrators, the immediate point is narrower than the title may suggest: this concerns systems running the Windows DHCP Server role, not...
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    CVE-2026-40375: Business Central Fix Still Unconfirmed

    Microsoft has published CVE-2026-40375, an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, but the initial public record leaves administrators without the details they need to decide whether an emergency change is required. The Microsoft Security Response Center...
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    CVE-2026-56161 Azure Logic Apps: No Patch or Exposure Details

    Microsoft has published CVE-2026-56161 for an Azure Logic Apps Information Disclosure Vulnerability, but the public record currently provides too little technical detail for administrators to identify a vulnerable workflow, determine the exposure path, or apply a customer-side patch. The...
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    CVE-2026-55139: Patch Office Memory Leak on Windows and Mac

    Microsoft patched CVE-2026-55139, an information-disclosure vulnerability affecting supported Microsoft Office editions on Windows and macOS, in its July 14, 2026 security release. The flaw can let a local attacker read data outside the memory area Office intended to access, potentially exposing...
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    CVE-2026-55054: Patch Excel Memory Disclosure With July Updates

    Microsoft has patched CVE-2026-55054, an information-disclosure vulnerability in Excel that can expose sensitive memory when a user interacts with malicious content. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 and affects supported editions of Microsoft 365 Apps, Office 2019, Office LTSC...
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    CVE-2026-55124: Patch Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Flaw

    CVE-2026-55124 is a Microsoft Word information-disclosure vulnerability, not a remote-code-execution flaw, despite an apparently mismatched explanation on Microsoft’s Security Update Guide. The authoritative CVE title, description, and CVSS vector all describe a local attack that exposes...
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    CVE-2026-50483: Patch Windows 11 Graphics Data Leak by July 14

    CVE-2026-50483 exposes sensitive information through the Windows Graphics Component on unpatched Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 systems, but Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security updates close the local disclosure route. The flaw requires an attacker to already have low-privilege access, yet a...
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    CVE-2026-50310: July Updates Fix Windows HID Data Leak

    CVE-2026-50310 has been fixed across supported Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, and Windows Server 2025 releases through Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security updates. The flaw is a local information-disclosure vulnerability in Windows Human Interface Device...
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    CVE-2026-49165 Fix: Patch Windows App Store Info Leak

    CVE-2026-49165 affects the Microsoft Windows App Store component across supported Windows client and server releases, allowing an authorized local attacker to disclose information by exploiting an uninitialized resource. Microsoft published the vulnerability on July 14, 2026, with a CVSS 3.1...
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    CVE-2026-58300 Edge for Android Path Traversal: Patch to 150.0.4078.48

    Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-58300 on July 3, 2026, as an Important-rated information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Edge for Android, fixed in Edge version 150.0.4078.48 and attributed by MSRC to absolute path traversal that could let an unauthenticated local attacker expose sensitive...
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    CVE-2026-58296: High-Severity Privacy Leak in Edge for Android—Patch Now

    Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-58296 on July 3, 2026, as a high-severity information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Edge for Android that can expose private personal information to an unauthorized attacker over a network. The sparse advisory, published through Microsoft’s Security Response...
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    CVE-2026-57977 Edge Spoofing: What C:L Means and Why It Still Matters

    Microsoft’s CVE-2026-57977 advisory describes a Microsoft Edge Chromium-based spoofing vulnerability in which successful exploitation can let attacker-controlled JavaScript read some browser information associated with the vulnerable URL and transmit it to the attacker. That is what the CVSS...
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    Chrome CVE-2026-14070 WebNN Info Leak: What Windows Admins Must Patch in 150

    Google’s Chrome team fixed CVE-2026-14070, an information-disclosure flaw in Chrome’s WebNN implementation, in the June 30, 2026 Stable Channel update that moved desktop users to Chrome 150.0.7871.46 or 150.0.7871.47 across Windows, macOS, and Linux, according to NVD and Google’s release notes...
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    Chrome 150 (CVE-2026-13858) Fixes FFmpeg Info Leak in Crafted Video Files

    Google fixed CVE-2026-13858, a medium-severity out-of-bounds read in Chrome’s FFmpeg media component, in the June 30, 2026 Chrome 150 stable desktop release for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with vulnerable builds listed as earlier than 150.0.7871.47. The bug is not the scariest item in Chrome 150’s...
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    CVE-2026-58522 Edge Android Local Info Disclosure: Patch Edge 150.0.4078.48

    Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-58522 on July 3, 2026, as an Important information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Edge for Android, fixed in Edge version 150.0.4078.48 and described by Microsoft’s Security Update Guide as a relative path traversal issue allowing local disclosure of sensitive...
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    CVE-2026-42835: Microsoft Teams Android Info Leak Without User Action—Patch Now

    On June 9, 2026, Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-42835, an Important-rated information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Teams for Android that could let an authenticated attacker expose sensitive data over a network without requiring the victim to tap, approve, or open anything. The bug is not...
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    CVE-2026-42835: No-Click Info Leak in Teams for Android—Patch and Secure Now

    Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-42835 on June 9, 2026, an Important-rated Microsoft Teams for Android information disclosure vulnerability that can let an authenticated attacker expose sensitive information over a network without requiring the victim to tap, approve, or otherwise interact with...
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    Microsoft Copilot CVE-2026-42824 Patch: The SearchLeak AI Data Leak Warning

    Microsoft fixed CVE-2026-42824, a Microsoft 365 Copilot information-disclosure vulnerability disclosed in June 2026, after Varonis researchers described a one-click “SearchLeak” attack chain that abused Copilot Search, browser rendering behavior, and Microsoft service trust to leak enterprise...
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    CVE-2026-42973 Push Notification Info Leak: June 2026 Patch Guidance

    Microsoft listed CVE-2026-42973, a Windows Push Notification information disclosure vulnerability, in its Security Update Guide as part of the June 2026 security-update cycle affecting supported Windows platforms. The flaw is not the sort of bug that earns splashy remote-code-execution...
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    CVE-2026-42972 Hyper-V Info Disclosure: Patch Tuesday Priority for Windows Hosts

    Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-42972 on June 9, 2026, as a Windows Hyper-V information disclosure vulnerability affecting supported Windows client and server releases, with public tracking pages describing a medium-severity flaw that requires local authorized access rather than remote...