Mar 2026: Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-23668 Published on March 10, 2026
Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized 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-2026-23668 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-23668
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.8957 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.8511 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19044.0 and below 10.0.19044.7058 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.7058 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.6783 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.6783 is affected.
- Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.25973 is affected.
- Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.25973 is affected.
- Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.23074 is affected.
- Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.23074 is affected.
- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.8957 is affected.
- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.8957 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.8511 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.8511 is affected.
- Version 10.0.20348.0 and below 10.0.20348.4893 is affected.
- Version 10.0.25398.0 and below 10.0.25398.2207 is affected.