CVE-2026-50440

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2026-07-14 Modified: 2026-10-28 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Audio Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected Software (7)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.8875
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.8875
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.8875
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.8875
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.8875
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.2269
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.2525

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

41 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.21%
Raw Score 0.002140
Percentile 11.7%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00214
2026-10-28
0.00214

Intelligence Sources

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