SB2026011375 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Capability Access Management Service (camsvc)
Published: January 13, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20815)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Capability Access Management Service (camsvc). A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
2) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-21221)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Capability Access Management Service (camsvc). A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
3) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20830)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Capability Access Management Service (camsvc). A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20851)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Capability Access Management Service (camsvc). A local attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20835)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Capability Access Management Service (camsvc). A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20815
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21221
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20830
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20851
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20835