Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-34337

High

Published: 12 May 2026

Published
12 May 2026
Modified
14 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0004 12.8th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-34337 is a high-severity Race Condition (CWE-362) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 21H2. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 12.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Use after free in Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
Why these techniques?

Local use-after-free in kernel driver directly enables exploitation for privilege escalation (T1068).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.8755 · ≤ 10.0.17763.8755
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.7291 · ≤ 10.0.19044.7291 · ≤ 10.0.19044.7291
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.7291 · ≤ 10.0.19045.7291 · ≤ 10.0.19045.7291
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22631.7079 · ≤ 10.0.22631.7079
microsoft
windows 11 24h2
≤ 10.0.26100.8390 · ≤ 10.0.26100.8390
microsoft
windows 11 25h2
≤ 10.0.26200.8390 · ≤ 10.0.26200.8390
microsoft
windows 11 26h1
≤ 10.0.28000.2113 · ≤ 10.0.28000.2113
microsoft
windows server 2019
≤ 10.0.17763.8755
microsoft
windows server 2022
≤ 10.0.20348.5074
microsoft
windows server 2022 23h2
≤ 10.0.25398.2330
+1 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-362

Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.

addresses: CWE-362

Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.

addresses: CWE-416

Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.

References