Microsoft Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

A race condition vulnerability has been identified in Windows Runtime, allowing an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. This issue arises from concurrent execution using shared resources with improper synchronization.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Remediation

Users can download the security update for this vulnerability through the Microsoft Update Catalog. Specific update details can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles KB5095051, KB5099536, KB5101650, KB5099540, and KB5099539.