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Unpatched Windows Search URI Vulnerability Lets Attackers Steal NTLMv2 Hashes

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-35636
Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability
6.518%
CVE-2026-33829
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows Snipping Tool allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network
4.33%

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 Ravie Lakshmanan  Jun 03, 2026 Vulnerability / Network Security 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 .

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