Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 10.0.17763.8027, 10.0.19044.6575, 10.0.19045.6575, 10.0.22631.6199, 10.0.26100.7171, and 3 more
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
This vulnerability affects the Windows operating system kernel, the core component that manages system resources. An attacker with local access and valid credentials could exploit a timing flaw in how the kernel handles shared resources to gain higher privileges on the affected system.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
Read the original description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
From 10.0.17763.0 · fixed in 10.0.17763.8027
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
From 10.0.19044.0 · fixed in 10.0.19044.6575
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
From 10.0.19045.0 · fixed in 10.0.19045.6575
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3
From 10.0.22631.0 · fixed in 10.0.22631.6199
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
From 10.0.22631.0 · fixed in 10.0.22631.6199
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.7171
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2
From 10.0.26200.0 · fixed in 10.0.26200.7171
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
From 10.0.17763.0 · fixed in 10.0.17763.8027
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.17763.0 · fixed in 10.0.17763.8027
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
From 10.0.20348.0 · fixed in 10.0.20348.4405
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.25398.0 · fixed in 10.0.25398.1965
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.7171
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.7171