Aug 2026: Windows Telephony Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-62727 Published on August 19, 2026
Windows Telephony Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Telephony Service 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-2026-62727 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-62727
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9418 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.9121 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19044.0 and below 10.0.19044.7663 is affected.
- Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.7663 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22621.7566 is affected.
- Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22621.7566 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.9168 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26200.0 and below 10.0.26200.9168 is affected.
- Version 10.0.28000.0 and below 10.0.28000.2704 is affected.
- Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.26280 is affected.
- Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.26280 is affected.
- Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.23338 is affected.
- Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.23338 is affected.
- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9418 is affected.
- Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.9418 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.9121 is affected.
- Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.9121 is affected.
- Version 10.0.20348.0 and below 10.0.20348.5499 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.33296 is affected.
- Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.33296 is affected.