CVE-2026-50371Important
Windows LUA File Virtualization Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Assessment
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows LUAFV allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Severity
- Important
- CVSS base score
- 7.0CVSS:3.1/
AV:L/ AC:H/ PR:L/ UI:N/ S:U/ C:H/ I:H/ A:H/ E:U/ RL:O/ RC:C - Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- EPSS, next 30 days
- 0.2%Higher than 9.1% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Unlikely
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Customer action
- Required: apply the update
- Component
- Windows LUAFV
- Weakness
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
- Issued by
- Microsoft
- Published
- 14 Jul 2026 · July 2026
- Last revised
- 14 Jul 2026
Updates that fix it
9 KBs| KB | Type | Restart | Applies to | Other CVEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KB5099444 | Monthly Rollup | Required | Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | All CVEs in KB5099444 |
| KB5099445 | Monthly Rollup | Required | Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | All CVEs in KB5099445 |
| KB5099535 | Security Update | Required | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2016 and 1 more | All CVEs in KB5099535 |
| KB5099536 | Security Update | Required | Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | All CVEs in KB5099536 |
| KB5099538 | Security Update | Required | Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2019 and 1 more | All CVEs in KB5099538 |
| KB5099539 | Security Update | Required | Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems and 3 more | All CVEs in KB5099539 |
| KB5099540 | Security Update | Required | Windows Server 2022 | All CVEs in KB5099540 |
| KB5101649 | Security Update | Required | Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems | All CVEs in KB5101649 |
| KB5101650 | Security Update | Required | Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems and 1 more | All CVEs in KB5101650 |
Affected products
ESU, Windows27 affected products
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)