CVE-2026-70097: Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave Spoofing Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.6)

CVSS Vector

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

Category

Spoofing

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2026-Oct

Released

2026-10-13

Description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

Affected Products (12)

Windows

• Windows 11 Version 26H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 26H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• 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)

• 5127648
• 5126655
• 5126646
• 5127646

Acknowledgments

Microsoft Offensive Research & Security Engineering

Revision History

• 2026-10-13: Information published.