Windows Security Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-71347
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-13 19:19:51 UTC
Updated2026-10-16 16:20:54 UTC
DescriptionConcurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Security Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.002160000 probability, percentile 0.111970000 (date 2026-10-15)

Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-416 | CWE-362 CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') | CWE-416 CWE-416: Use After Free

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS6.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 affected 10.0.14393.0 10.0.14393.9612 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 affected 10.0.17763.0 10.0.17763.9376 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 affected 10.0.19044.0 10.0.19044.7807 custom 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 affected 10.0.19045.0 10.0.19045.7807 custom 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 affected 10.0.22631.0 10.0.22631.7652 custom ARM64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 affected 10.0.22631.0 10.0.22631.7652 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 affected 10.0.26100.0 10.0.26100.9711 custom ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 affected 10.0.26200.0 10.0.26200.9711 custom ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H1 affected 10.0.28000.0 10.0.28000.3231 custom ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 affected 10.0.26300.0 10.0.26300.9711 custom ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-71347 [email protected] msrc.microsoft.com
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