CVE-2026-69440
HighCVSS 7.0Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs
Summary
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit the time window between check and use to gain elevated privileges.
Recommendation
Install the latest security patches for Windows.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows MIDI Service Module
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Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-69508High
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-68842Medium
A vulnerability in the Windows MIDI Service Module involves exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere. An authorized attacker could exploit this to disclose information locally.
- CVE-2026-62693High
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-62688High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-50342High
Improper access control in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Original NVD description (English source)
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS