Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Print Spooler race condition
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.1 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Print Spooler. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-34342. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Print Spooler. 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 05/12/2026 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-34342. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/12/2026).
Upgrading to version 10.0.17763.8755 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 10 21H2
- 10 22H2
- 10 1607
- 10 1809
- 11 23H2
- 11 24H2
- 11 25H2
- 11 26H1
- Server 2012
- Server 2012 R2
- Server 2016
- Server 2019
- Server 2022
- Server 2022 23H2
- Server 2025
License
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: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.0
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Race conditionCWE: CWE-362
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Windows 10.0.17763.8755
Timeline
05/12/2026 VulDB entry created05/12/2026 Advisory disclosed
05/12/2026 Countermeasure disclosed
05/12/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-34342 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-34342
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-363149
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 05/12/2026 19:22Updated: 05/12/2026 19:26
Changes: 05/12/2026 19:22 (1), 05/12/2026 19:23 (37), 05/12/2026 19:26 (32)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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