CVE-2026-50440 (GCVE-0-2026-50440)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 17:06 – Updated: 2026-07-14 18:44
VLAI
Title
Windows Audio Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Audio Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
  • CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 Affected: 10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.8875 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 Affected: 10.0.26200.0 , < 10.0.26200.8875 (custom)
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Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 Affected: 10.0.28000.0 , < 10.0.28000.2269 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-07-14 14:00
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