Race condition in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-88146
Published: October 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU155342
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-88146
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper synchronization of shared resources in Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) when shared resources are accessed concurrently. A local user can win a race condition to escalate privileges and execute code in the security context of the NT AUTHORITYNetwork Service account.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2026-88146
Install security update from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.7807, 10 1809 10.0.17763.9376, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.7652, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9711, 11 25H2 10.0.26200.9711, 11 26H1 10.0.28000.3231
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2019 10.0.17763.9376, 2022 10.0.20348.5761, 2025 10.0.26100.33650
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2019 10.0.17763.9376, 2022 10.0.20348.5761, 2025 10.0.26100.33650