Description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Deployment Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Affected products
microsoft: windows 10 1607; microsoft: windows 10 1809; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows server 2016; microsoft: windows server 2019; microsoft: windows server 2022; microsoft: windows server 2025
References1
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88174 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.1
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 37 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-362
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