CVE-2026-50340: Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 8.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Unlikely

Patch Tuesday

2026-Jul

Released

2026-07-14

Description

Use after free in Windows Runtime allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected Products (8)

Windows

• Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2025
• Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems

Security Updates (4)

• 5099536
• 5101650
• 5095051
• 5101649

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://x.com/h4urek">h4urek</a> with <a href="https://secsys.fudan.edu.cn/">secsys lab</a>, Anonymous

Revision History

• 2026-07-14: Information published.