{"id":"CVE-2026-27918","published":"2026-04-14T16:57:12Z","modified":"2026-10-15T15:52:28Z","title":"Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 10 Version 1809","tier":"tail","description":{"text":"Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.1","vector":"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","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org CNA"},"epss":{"score":0.00192,"percentile":0.0881,"provenance":"source"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-362","name":"Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization"}],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27918","tags":["vendor-advisory","patch"]}],"priority":{"score":7.2,"factors":[{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":1.76},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":5.46}]},"vendorSlug":"microsoft","affectedVersions":[{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 10 Version 1809","versions":[">= 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.8644"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 10 Version 21H2","versions":[">= 10.0.19044.0, < 10.0.19044.7184"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 10 Version 22H2","versions":[">= 10.0.19045.0, < 10.0.19045.7184"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 11 version 23H2","versions":[">= 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.6936"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 11 Version 23H2","versions":[">= 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.6936"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 11 Version 24H2","versions":[">= 10.0.26100.0, < 10.0.26100.8246"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 11 Version 25H2","versions":[">= 10.0.26200.0, < 10.0.26200.8246"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 11 version 26H1","versions":[">= 10.0.28000.0, < 10.0.28000.1836"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows Server 2019","versions":[">= 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.8644"]},{"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)","versions":[">= 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.8644"]}],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2026-22462","exploited":false,"provenance":"source"},"lineage":{"familyId":"fam-class-microsoft-windows-cwe-362"}}