CVE-2026-42978 Windows Push Notifications Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
A race condition in Windows Push Notifications allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-42978?
CVE-2026-42978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809, published on 9 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42978?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows 11 25h2 and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-42978?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-42978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-42978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 5 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1809
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- CVE-2024-21412 Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2025-62221 Microsoft Windows Use After Free
- CVE-2025-30400 Microsoft Windows DWM Core Library Use-After-Free
- CVE-2024-21338 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjxj-356g-98wq.