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CVE-2026-88096 Windows DCOM Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A race condition in Windows DCOM Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows DCOM Server
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-88096
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 17:27 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-88096 Windows DCOM Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

A race condition in Windows DCOM Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows DCOM Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows DCOM Server

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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