CVE-2026-83510
7.0HighPublished 13 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Impact
- Full C/I/A compromise
- Weakness
- CWE-367
Impact
A local attacker with standard user access can elevate privileges to SYSTEM. Exploitation requires existing local credentials and precise timing to win the race condition.
Root cause
A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the Windows Setup Files Cleanup process improperly handles file operations during cleanup.
Affected systems
Versions not listed — check the vendor advisory.
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fix & remediation
Install the relevant Microsoft security update referenced in the advisory once available; no interim workarounds or mitigations are provided.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Setup Files Cleanup allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.