Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Push Notifications race condition
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00+ |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025. This impacts an unknown function of the component Push Notifications. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-62690. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Push Notifications. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-62690 since 07/14/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/11/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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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: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Race conditionCWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
07/14/2026 CVE reserved08/11/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/11/2026 VulDB entry created
08/11/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-62690 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-62690
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-388320
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 08/11/2026 20:16Changes: 08/11/2026 20:16 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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