Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Print Spooler race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows and classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Print Spooler. Such manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-69364. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is an unknown code 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. CVE summarizes:

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-69364 since 08/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 09/08/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Temp Score: 8.6
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/03/2026 CVE reserved
09/08/2026 +36 days Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-69364 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-69364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-400124
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2026 20:33
Changes: 09/08/2026 20:33 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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