Microsoft Windows Race Condition Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability that allows a local attacker with low-level privileges to escalate privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could enable the attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- CVSS
- 7.0
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 6.0%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Microsoft Windows Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability that allows a local attacker with low-level privileges to escalate privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could enable the attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-11-12. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2025-12-03.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.