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CVE-2026-70097

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.

MEDIUM 5.6EPSS 0.22%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.

CVSS 3.1
5.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.22% probability · 13th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-362
Affected
microsoft/windows 11 24h2 · microsoft/windows 11 25h2 · microsoft/windows 11 26h1 · microsoft/windows 11 26h2 · microsoft/windows server 2022 · microsoft/windows server 2025
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%14 October 2026: 0.20%26 October 2026: 0.22%14 October 202626 October 2026

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.