CVE-2026-50676
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs
Summary
Race condition vulnerability in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit the race to gain higher privileges, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
Recommendation
Install the latest Windows security updates from Microsoft.
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- CVE-2026-50394Medium
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- CVE-2026-50379High
A race condition vulnerability in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to remotely elevate privileges over a network.
Original NVD description (English source)
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.