Medium severity · published Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2026-33829
Windows Snipping Tool Spoofing Vulnerability
4.3
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W1
Windows 10 Version 1607 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9060 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1809 · Microsoft
10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.8644 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.7184 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.7184 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 Version 24H2 · Microsoft
10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.8246 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 Version 25H2 · Microsoft
10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.8246 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 23H2 · Microsoft
10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6936; 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6936 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 26H1 · Microsoft
10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.1836 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.26026 · source: vendor, NVD
WS
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.26026 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 R2 · Microsoft
6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.23132 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.23132 · source: vendor
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
Unpatched Windows Search URI Vulnerability Lets Attackers Steal NTLMv2 Hashes
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an unpatched issue that could be exploited to disclose a user's NTLMv2 hash to the attacker.
Like in the case of CVE-2026-33829, which impacted the Windows Snipping Tool's ms-screensketch: URI handler, the newly flagged issue resides in the search: URI handler, per Huntress.
CVE-2026-33829 refers to a spoofing vulnerability that could expose
Jun 3, 2026·The Hacker News
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33829
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33829
Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33829
github.com
https://github.com/blackarrowsec/redteam-research/tree/master/CVE-2026-33829
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