CVE-2026-70582
MediumCVSS 6.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs
Summary
Race condition in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Risk Assessment
Privilege escalation could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges, threatening system security.
Recommendation
Apply Windows security updates that address this issue.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows Management Instrumentation
See all- CVE-2026-96856High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-96851Medium
Buffer over-read in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- CVE-2026-88091High
Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in Windows Management Instrumentation. An authorized attacker can elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-85852Medium
An out-of-bounds read in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- CVE-2026-85362High
Release of invalid pointer or reference in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-83783High
A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-83724High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-77905High
Use after free in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-69451High
Use after free in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- CVE-2026-69349Medium
A use of uninitialized resource vulnerability in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Original NVD description (English source)
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

