Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Win32k race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Win32k. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-33104. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Win32k. 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.

The weakness was shared 04/14/2026 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-33104. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/01/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.2.9200.26026, 6.3.9600.23132, 10.0.14393.9060, 10.0.17763.8644, 10.0.19044.7184, 10.0.19045.7184, 10.0.20348.5020, 10.0.22631.6936, 10.0.25398.2274, 10.0.26100.32690, 10.0.26200.8246 or 10.0.28000.1836 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1730). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Xerox FreeFlow Print Server

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Windows 6.2.9200.26026/6.3.9600.23132/10.0.14393.9060/10.0.17763.8644/10.0.19044.7184/10.0.19045.7184/10.0.20348.5020/10.0.22631.6936/10.0.25398.2274/10.0.26100.32690/10.0.26200.8246/10.0.28000.1836

Timelineinfo

04/14/2026 VulDB entry created
04/14/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
04/14/2026 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
06/01/2026 +47 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-33104 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33104
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357539
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1730 - Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2026 20:52
Updated: 06/01/2026 07:29
Changes: 04/14/2026 20:52 (38), 04/14/2026 20:55 (32), 06/01/2026 07:29 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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