Jul 2026: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-50673 Published on July 14, 2026
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Null pointer dereference in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness Types
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
What is a TOCTTOU Vulnerability?
The software checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the software to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This weakness can be security-relevant when an attacker can influence the state of the resource between check and use. This can happen with shared resources such as files, memory, or even variables in multithreaded programs.
CVE-2026-50673 has been classified to as a TOCTTOU vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-50673
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9339 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.9020 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19044.0 and below 10.0.19044.7548 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.7548 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.8875 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.8875 is affected.
- Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.2525 is affected.
- Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.26226 is affected.
- Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.26226 is affected.
- Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.23291 is affected.
- Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.23291 is affected.
- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9339 is affected.
- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9339 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.9020 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.9020 is affected.
- Version 10.0.20348.0 and below 10.0.20348.5386 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.33158 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.33158 is affected.