Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-50677
Microsoft Windows 11
Windows Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
7.8High
Official description
Use after free in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (microsoft) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 24H2 | 10.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.8875 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 25H2 | 10.0.26200.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26200.8875 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 26H1 | 10.0.28000.0 ≤ v < 10.0.28000.2525 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50677 vendor-advisorypatch
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Details
- Published
- 2026-07-14
- Last updated
- 2026-11-01
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
17.2%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-416Use After Free
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')