CVE-2026-45601: high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published · Updated
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 90% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 23H2Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 24H2Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 25H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 26H1Microsoft · Windows Server 2012Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2016Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2019Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2022Microsoft · Windows Server 2025Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)Related CVEs — Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
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