CVE-2026-20853: Windows WalletService Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-13 · updated 2026-07-30
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows WalletService allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.8783 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8783
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.8276 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8276
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.6809 — fixed in 10.0.19044.6809
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.6809 — fixed in 10.0.19045.6809
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.6491 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6491
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.7623 — fixed in 10.0.26100.7623
Microsoft Windows 11 25H2: before 10.0.26200.7623 — fixed in 10.0.26200.7623
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.8783 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8783
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.8276 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8276
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.6809 — fixed in 10.0.19044.6809
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.6809 — fixed in 10.0.19045.6809
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6491 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6491
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.7623 — fixed in 10.0.26100.7623
Microsoft Windows 11 25H2: from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.7623 — fixed in 10.0.26200.7623

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.8783; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.8276; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.6809; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.6809; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.6491; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.7623; Microsoft Windows 11 25H2 10.0.26200.7623; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.8783; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.8276; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.6809; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.6809; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.6491. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20853

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