CVE-2026-23656General(microsoft / windows_app)

LOWCVSS 5.9 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Windows App Installer allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-345

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • windows_app

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-03-12); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
windows_app

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-12: 1Mentions · 2026-03-16: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-16: 103-1203-16
Signal classification2 categories
General
150.0%
Disclosure
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-121
General1
2026-03-161
Disclosure1
Full discourse2 posts
  • Brian in Pittsburgh@arekfurt
    General

    Someone somewhere in the recesses of Ft. Meade got a chuckle out of this. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23656 https://t.co/dDpA7DMKqY

    Post summary

    The tweet merely references a Microsoft advisory link for CVE-2026-23656 without providing any additional information, proof of concept, or evidence of exploitation.

    20061507
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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-23656 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Windows App Installer allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23656

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-23656, a Windows App Installer flaw that fails to verify data authenticity, enabling network spoofing. No PoC, exploit, or patch details are provided.

    00000195
    56.7K followersView on X
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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appmicrosoftwindows_app-windows-

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