CVSS 3.1
7.0 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-95976 Windows Diagnostic Policy Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High (7.0) in microsoft. EPSS 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Diagnostic Policy Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.2% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 12th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-11. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWEs
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)
CWE-416 Use After Free - OWASP Top 10
- A06:2025 Insecure Design
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- microsoft (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- microsoft:windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft:windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft:windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft:windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft:windows server 2025
- microsoft:windows server 2025 (server core installation)
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 | from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.9974 |
| Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 | from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.9974 |
| Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 | from 10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.3501 |
| Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 | from 10.0.26300.0 before 10.0.26300.9974 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2025 | from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.33822 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.33822 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-26 Leveraging Race Conditions Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-29 Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions Likelihood: High · Severity: High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.