CVE-2026-50342
Windows MIDI Service Module Elevation of Privileges Vulnerability
Improper access control in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows MIDI Service Module Elevation of Privileges Vulnerability
Improper access control in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-50342- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-43831
Improper access control in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-43831- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxv7-4qqv-8vf6
Improper access control in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Improper access control in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-vxv7-4qqv-8vf6- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control in Windows MIDI Service Module allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-50342- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-50342 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published July 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.