Vulnerability · NVD
CVE-2026-42979
CVE-2026-42979 : high severity (CVSS 7.8). No tracked catalog app is linked to this CVE.
- Severity (CVSS)
- 7.8
- Exploitation
- 0.2 %
- Tracked apps
- 0
- Still exposed
- 0
NVD scale
EPSS, predicted over 30 days
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack vector : Local
No user interaction
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.20%
exploit very unlikely
percentile 9.0%
OS versions that fix this CVE
This CVE is resolved by the following OS security releases. Update the OS to at least the listed version.
- Windows Server 2025 Fixed in 10.0.26100.32995
- Windows Server 2022 Fixed in 10.0.20348.5256
- Windows Server 2019 Fixed in 10.0.17763.8880
- Windows 11 26H1 · 2026-H1 Fixed in 10.0.28000.2269
- Windows 11 25H2 · 2025-H2 Fixed in 10.0.26200.8655
- Windows 11 24H2 · 2024-H2 Fixed in 10.0.26100.8655
- Windows 11 23H2 · 2023-H2 Fixed in 10.0.22631.7219
- Windows 10 22H2 · 2022-H2 Fixed in 10.0.19045.7417
- Windows 10 21H2 · 2021-H2 Fixed in 10.0.19044.7417
- Windows 10 1809 · 2018-09 Fixed in 10.0.17763.8880
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