CVE-2026-73014 Data Sharing Service Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges due to missing authorization in the Windows Data Sharing Service Client.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-73014?

CVE-2026-73014 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, published on 8 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing authorization in Data Sharing Service Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73014?

It affects 12 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 and 6 more.

How do I fix CVE-2026-73014?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-73014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 1607 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c552-g2c6-3m2w.

Is CVE-2026-73014 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free