Windows 10 Version 1809: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
CVE-2026-42979 is a high-severity concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization vulnerability in Windows 10 Version 1809 from Microsoft, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version 10.0.17763.8880 as the first without the flaw, so updating Windows 10 Version 1809 to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Windows 10 Version 1809 to 10.0.17763.8880 or a later version.
- Update Windows 10 Version 21H2 to 10.0.19044.7417 or a later version.
- Update Windows 10 Version 22H2 to 10.0.19045.7417 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on msrc.microsoft.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.17763.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.17763.8880 | 10.0.17763.8880 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H2 | 10.0.19044.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.19044.7417 | 10.0.19044.7417 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 22H2 | 10.0.19045.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.19045.7417 | 10.0.19045.7417 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 23H2 | 10.0.22631.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.22631.7219 | 10.0.22631.7219 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 24H2 | 10.0.26100.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.26100.8655 | 10.0.26100.8655 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 25H2 | 10.0.26200.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.26200.8655 | 10.0.26200.8655 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 26H1 | 10.0.28000.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.28000.2269 | 10.0.28000.2269 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.17763.8880 | 10.0.17763.8880 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.17763.8880 | 10.0.17763.8880 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.20348.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.20348.5256 | 10.0.20348.5256 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 | 10.0.26100.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.26100.32995 | 10.0.26100.32995 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.26100.0 up to, but not including, 10.0.26100.32995 | 10.0.26100.32995 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 1809 | before 10.0.17763.8880 | 10.0.17763.8880 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 21h2 | before 10.0.19044.7417 | 10.0.19044.7417 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 22h2 | before 10.0.19045.7417 | 10.0.19045.7417 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 23h2 | before 10.0.22631.7219 | 10.0.22631.7219 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 24h2 | before 10.0.26100.8655 | 10.0.26100.8655 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 25h2 | before 10.0.26200.8655 | 10.0.26200.8655 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 26h1 | before 10.0.28000.2269 | 10.0.28000.2269 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- HighSuccess depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (microsoft.com).
Official description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- In languages that support it, use synchronization primitives. Only wrap these around critical code to minimize the impact on performance.
- Use thread-safe capabilities such as the data access abstraction in Spring.
- Minimize the usage of shared resources in order to remove as much complexity as possible from the control flow and to reduce the likelihood of unexpected conditions occurring. Additionally, this will minimize the amount of synchronization necessary and may even help to reduce the likelihood of a denial of service where an attacker may be able to repeatedly trigger a critical section (CWE-400).
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
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