Microsoft Windows Push Notifications Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A race condition vulnerability has been identified in Windows Push Notifications, allowing an authorized attacker to locally elevate privileges. This issue arises from concurrent execution using shared resources without proper synchronization.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain higher-level permissions within the affected system.

Remediation

Users can apply the security update for this vulnerability through the Microsoft Update Catalog. Specific update details can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles KB5082200, KB5082198, KB5082142, KB5082123, and KB5082052.

Added: Apr 14, 2026, 10:48 PM
Updated: Apr 14, 2026, 10:48 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
0.0
impact
5.0
exploitability
2.9
remediation
0.0
relevance
5.9
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

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