Jan 2026: Windows WalletService Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-20853 Published on January 13, 2026
Windows WalletService Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows WalletService allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness Type
What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?
The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
CVE-2026-20853 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-20853
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.8783 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.8276 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19044.0 and below 10.0.19044.6809 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.6809 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.6491 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.6491 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.7623 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.7623 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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