CVE-2026-49183

HighCVSS 7.0

Published: 14/07/2026(UTC)Updated: 22/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 23/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.15%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

A race condition in the Windows Clipboard Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain higher privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Install the latest Windows security updates from Microsoft.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Clipboard Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS