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CVE-2026-69859 Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A time-of-check time-of-use race condition in the Windows USB Audio Class driver may let an authorized attacker elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys)
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-69859
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 00:53 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-69859 Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC

A time-of-check time-of-use race condition in the Windows USB Audio Class driver may let an authorized attacker elevate privileges locally.

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys)

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: authorized attacker

Complete source record
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