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Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 — Windows Audio Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L H L N U H H H 7.0 .0015 5.1 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 – —
Windows 11 Version 25H2 10.0.26200.0 – —
Windows 11 version 26H1 10.0.28000.0 – —
TIMELINE
Jun 4 Reserved by microsoft
Jul 14 Published (CNA: microsoft)
Jul 23 RESCORED — CVE-2026-50440 (Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2). CVSS 7.8 → 7 (NVD).
Description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Audio Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| June 4, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by microsoft |
| July 14, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: microsoft) |
| July 23, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2026-50440 (Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2). CVSS 7.8 → 7 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 3 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 24H2 | — | 10.0.26100.0 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 25H2 | — | 10.0.26200.0 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 26H1 | — | 10.0.28000.0 | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-50440 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.