CVE-2026-50460 Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a race condition in Windows Runtime to elevate privileges over the network.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-50460?
CVE-2026-50460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809, published on 14 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Runtime allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50460?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows 11 25h2, Microsoft Windows 11 26h1 and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-50460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-50460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-50460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1809
- CVE-2024-29988 Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass
- 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-w3hg-m9hj-8hr8.