CVE-2026-96853
MediumCVSS 4.7Summary
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Risk Assessment
Risk of data disclosure due to a race between check and use, potentially leading to confidentiality breach.
Recommendation
Install security patches and consider additional synchronization mechanisms.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

