CVE-2026-50349
HighCVSS 7.0Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs
Summary
A race condition in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
An attacker with local access could exploit the race condition to escalate privileges and gain unauthorized access to the system.
Recommendation
Apply the latest Windows security updates.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock
See all- CVE-2026-34344High
The Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock has a vulnerability related to resource access using an incompatible type ('type confusion'), allowing an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-20810High
A vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. The issue involves freeing memory not on the heap.
- CVE-2026-68820HighActively exploited
Use-after-free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock. An authorized attacker can elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-20860High
A type confusion vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-70342High
Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- CVE-2026-70307High
A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-61348High
A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-57093High
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-50462High
The Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock has an external control of file name or path vulnerability, allowing an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-50312Medium
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock. Allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Original NVD description (English source)
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.