CVE-2026-69736
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Credential Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Credential Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.24% probability · 14th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-416
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 0.2% on 14 October 2026 to 0.2% on 26 October 2026.
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.