CVE-2026-50356: Microsoft Windows App Store Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

highCVSS 7CVE-2026-50356

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Windows App Store allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoft product: Windows App Store Privilege escalation

What: Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Windows App Store allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Who is affected: Authorized users of Microsoft Windows App Store.
Urgency: Remediation is high urgency due to the potential for local privilege escalation.
Action: Update Microsoft Windows App Store to the latest version.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 7
Published: 2026-07-14
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50356

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-503560.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-50356	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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