Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Kerberos race condition
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.9 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Kerberos. Such manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-24297. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Kerberos. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence 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 that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kerberos allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
The weakness was released 03/10/2026 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-24297. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/14/2026).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
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Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.5
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NVD Base Score: 4.8
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Race conditionCWE: CWE-362
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
03/10/2026 VulDB entry created03/10/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/10/2026 Countermeasure disclosed
03/14/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-24297 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-350006
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 03/10/2026 19:12Updated: 03/14/2026 01:41
Changes: 03/10/2026 19:12 (35), 03/10/2026 19:15 (34), 03/13/2026 05:19 (13), 03/14/2026 01:41 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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