Windows MIDI Service Module Elevation of Privileges Vulnerability

Assessment

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows MIDI Service Module 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 MIDI Service Module
Weakness
CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Issued by
Microsoft
Published
11 Aug 2026 · August 2026
Last revised
9 Sep 2026Updated an acknowledgement. This is an informational change only.

Updates that fix it

3 KBs
KBTypeRestartApplies toOther CVEs
KB5120994 Security Hotpatch 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 KB5120994
KB5121000 Security Update Required Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems All CVEs in KB5121000
KB5121003 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 KB5121003

Affected products

Windows
6 affected products
  • 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
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