Windows System Privilege Elevation through Malicious Code Execution

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Windows System Privilege Elevation through Malicious Code Execution

CVE-2026-32086

Summary

An older version of Windows is vulnerable to a security issue that could allow an attacker to gain more access to the system than they should have. This issue affects a specific component of Windows, and attackers could exploit it to escalate their privileges. To protect your system, make sure to keep your Windows up to date with the latest security patches.

Original title

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Function Discovery Service (fdwsd.dll) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Original description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Function Discovery Service (fdwsd.dll) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

nvd CVSS3.1 7.0

Vulnerability type

CWE-362 Race Condition

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32086

Published: 14 Apr 2026 · Updated: 14 Apr 2026 · First seen: 14 Apr 2026