Windows Secure Channel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sensitive data storage in improperly locked memory in Windows Secure Channel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2025-26649 · Windows Secure Channel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Secure Channel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Signals
Windows Secure Channel
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited: No
Publicly disclosed: No
Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
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Description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Secure Channel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Windows Secure Channel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Secure Channel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.
FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain domain administrator privileges.